LUGARENO, Cuba (Interstat) — In a chaotic and contentious Brazilian Serie B match that defied its scoreless beginning, Tombense defeated Chapecoense 4-2 on Saturday at Estádio Soares de Azevedo, a result that unfolded amid a flurry of late goals and a pivotal red card.

The match, part of the league’s 15th round, saw both teams enter with unbeaten records in the competition but only the home side would leave with its intact. The game exploded into life after a disjointed and foul-plagued first half-hour, with the deadlock broken in the 35th minute. Tombense attacker José Fernando Viana de Santana opened the scoring, finishing an assist from Pierre Wagner Oliveira dos Santos.

Chapecoense responded after halftime, leveling the score in the 54th minute through a goal from Bruno dos Santos Nazário, set up by defender Cristiano da Silva Leite. Tombense reclaimed the lead just past the hour mark, with Viana de Santana netting his second goal of the match in the 66th minute, this time assisted by midfielder Matheus Henrique Frizzo.

The match’s complexion shifted dramatically in the 84th minute when Chapecoense’s Rodrigo dos Santos de Freitas was shown a red card, forcing the visitors to play a man down for the frantic final stages. Tombense capitalized almost immediately. Substitute Daniel Amorim Dias da Silva, who had entered the match in the 76th minute, appeared to seal the victory with a goal in the 87th minute, assisted by fellow substitute Alex Sandro de Oliveira.

Even down a man, Chapecoense showed resilience, pulling a goal back in the first minute of stoppage time through substitute Alisson Alves Farias to make it 3-2. Any hope of a dramatic comeback was extinguished in the 95th minute, however, when Tombense’s Frizzo completed the scoring at 4-2, again assisted by Alex Sandro de Oliveira, who recorded two assists in his 26-minute substitute appearance.

The match was heavily punctuated by disciplinary actions, with the referee issuing eight yellow cards in addition to the decisive red. Tombense players received five cautions, including one to goalscorer Viana de Santana and another to Frizzo. Chapecoense saw three players booked.

The result moves Tombense to a record of one win and one draw in Serie B play this season, while Chapecoense falls to one loss and one draw. The final scoreline contradicted a pre-match projection from Interstat, whose game simulator had predicted a 1-1 draw. Their ELO system, however, had given Tombense a 66.1% probability of victory, a forecast borne out by the home side’s potent attacking display, particularly from its substitutes and midfield.