Novorizontino lose to Criciúma, slip out of Série B top four | OneFootball

Novorizontino reached their fifth consecutive game without a win on Friday night, losing to Criciúma 2-0 at Heriberto Hulse Stadium. Nicolas and Borasi scored the goals in the match, valid for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship Series B.

In addition to extending their negative streak, Umberto Louzer's team was overtaken by Criciúma itself in the standings and dropped out of the top 4 in the competition. The São Paulo team is in fifth place, with 36 points, the same score as the Santa Catarina team, which is in fourth place due to having one more win.

Novorizontino returns to the field for Series B on the 30th (Saturday), when they visit Athletico-PR at 8:30 PM (Brasília time). Criciúma will play next Thursday against Remo at 9:35 PM.

The game

Novorizontino suffered the first goal 18 minutes into the second half. After a free kick, Marcinho took advantage of a rebound and kicked the ball in the direction of the goal. Nicolas deflected the ball along the way and opened the scoring for Criciúma.

The home team gave the final numbers to the match 34 minutes in. Jean Carlos advanced on the right and passed to Borasi, who cleared the defense and goalkeeper Airton to score a great goal and define Criciúma's victory.

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