Ferroviaria W Edges Bragantino W in Five-Goal Thriller
BRAGANÇA PAULISTA, Brazil (Interstat) — Fatima Dutra scored twice and Rhaissa delivered the decisive goal in the 74th minute as Ferroviaria W defeated home side Bragantino W 3-2 on Tuesday in a women’s football match. Ferroviaria W, the visiting team, twice took the lead and then answered after Bragantino W pulled level in the second half. The result gave Ferroviaria W a win in the latest head-to-head meeting after Bragantino W had won the previous matchup 2-0. Ferroviaria W scored three goals in total, while Bragantino W scored twice.
Ferroviaria W opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Dutra found the net. Bragantino W answered two minutes later, with Mylena scoring in the 14th minute to make it 1-1. The first half ended 1-1 and included three yellow cards. Andressa Pereira and Maressa of Ferroviaria W were booked in the 23rd and 34th minutes, respectively, while Mylena was booked for Bragantino W in the 43rd minute. Ferroviaria W regained the lead in the 47th minute when Dutra scored again early in the second half. Tamires received a yellow card for Bragantino W in the 49th minute. Bragantino W responded in the 56th minute through Duda Rodrigues, who scored to level the match at 2-2.
Rhaissa scored the winner for Ferroviaria W in the 74th minute, putting the visitors ahead for the third time. Rhaissa’s goal was the last of the five scored in the match. The final 16 minutes plus stoppage time passed without another goal. Vendito was booked for Ferroviaria W in the 66th minute, and Luana followed in the 77th minute. Dutra finished as Ferroviaria W’s top performer with two goals in 90 minutes. Duda Rodrigues recorded one goal in 76 minutes for Bragantino W. Mylena scored once and received a yellow card while playing 90 minutes for Bragantino W. Rhaissa scored once in 44 minutes for Ferroviaria W.
The teams combined for six yellow cards, with four going to Ferroviaria W and two to Bragantino W. Ferroviaria W made substitutions involving Julia Beatriz and Maressa at halftime, Kati and Sissi in the 64th minute, and Andressa Pereira in the 83rd minute. Bragantino W made changes involving Tamires in the 68th minute, Rafa Mineira and Duda Rodrigues in the 76th minute, and Mylena and Miria in second-half stoppage time. Ferroviaria W made five substitutions in all, and Bragantino W also made five. The substitutions continued through the closing stages as both teams used their benches.
Ferroviaria W is now 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Bragantino W is also 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. The game featured five goals after the teams had met in a 2-0 Bragantino W win in the prior head-to-head matchup. Ferroviaria W’s Dutra had played 66 minutes in that earlier meeting. Ferroviaria W’s previous result this season was the 2-0 loss to Bragantino W, while Bragantino W’s previous result was the same 2-0 victory. The match marked the second head-to-head meeting between the teams this season. The latest meeting ended with Ferroviaria W taking the win.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Bragantino W 2, Ferroviaria W 1. The simulator projected Bragantino W to score two goals and Ferroviaria W to score one. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ferroviaria W with an 83.7 percent probability to win. Ferroviaria W had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of minus-0.5. The total of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.