Facilnet rallies past Salgueiro with dramatic stoppage-time winner on road

SALGUEIRO, Brazil (Interstat) — Facilnet erased a two-goal deficit and scored three unanswered goals, the last in second-half stoppage time, to beat Salgueiro 3-2 at Estádio Cornélio de Barros Muniz in Salgueiro, Brazil. Salgueiro was the home team, and Facilnet was the visiting team. The visitors completed the comeback after Salgueiro had controlled the opening half-hour and taken a two-goal lead. The match was played at the venue in Salgueiro, Brazil, and the result went to the visiting side after a late finish.

Salgueiro opened the scoring in the third minute when Renatinho found the net. Maycon Alagoano doubled the home side’s advantage in the 28th minute, giving Salgueiro a 2-0 lead that held through halftime. Renatinho and Maycon Alagoano each scored once for Salgueiro. The early goals gave the home side a clear advantage before Facilnet began to settle into the match. Salgueiro carried the two-goal lead into the second half, and Facilnet trailed by two goals at the interval.

Facilnet began its comeback in the 58th minute when Matheus Ruan Serra scored. Eurico equalized in the 83rd minute, and Rodrigo delivered the winner in the 90th minute plus three. Matheus Ruan Serra, Eurico and Rodrigo each scored once for Facilnet. Facilnet’s second-half response turned the match after Salgueiro had led for much of the first hour. The goals came in the third, 28th, 58th, 83rd and 90th minutes plus three. The equalizer set up a final push for the winner.

Renatinho was on the field for 90 minutes and scored once for Salgueiro. Maycon Alagoano was on the field for 90 minutes and scored once for Salgueiro. Matheus Ruan Serra was on the field for 90 minutes and scored once for Facilnet. Eurico was on the field for 90 minutes and scored once for Facilnet. Rodrigo was on the field for 90 minutes and scored once for Facilnet. Their goals accounted for all the scoring in the match. Each player’s statline included one goal.

Facilnet’s competition record is now three wins and no losses, and its overall record is also three wins and no losses. Salgueiro’s competition record is now no wins, two losses and one draw, and its overall record is also no wins, two losses and one draw. Facilnet had previously beaten Afogados da Ingazeira and 1o de Maio in this competition. Salgueiro had previously drawn at Ferroviario do Cabo and lost at home to Petrolina. Those results gave both teams different form lines before the match. Facilnet remained unbeaten in the competition and across all competitions, while Salgueiro remained without a win in either category. Facilnet’s prior wins came against Afogados da Ingazeira and 1o de Maio, while Salgueiro’s prior results were a draw with Ferroviario do Cabo and a loss to Petrolina.

The game featured five goals after Salgueiro’s early breakthrough and Facilnet’s late surge. Salgueiro’s Renatinho and Maycon Alagoano scored in the first half, while Facilnet’s Matheus Ruan Serra, Eurico and Rodrigo scored after halftime. Facilnet’s final goal came in stoppage time after the match had moved into the 90th minute and beyond. The finish capped a comeback that unfolded over the final half-hour and changed the result in the closing moments. Facilnet scored three goals in the second half, and Salgueiro scored twice in the first half. The scoring sequence moved from 2-0 Salgueiro to 2-2 before Rodrigo’s stoppage-time goal made it 3-2 Facilnet.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Facilnet 2, Salgueiro 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Salgueiro with a 79.7 percent probability to win. Facilnet had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5. The pregame simulator projected a different final score than the one that unfolded.