Athletic loses to Ypiranga, but remains steadfast in its fight to reach the second division

The Athletic saw their Serie A hopes of the Brazilian Championship take dramatic form after their 2-1 defeat to Ypiranga RS, at the Coloso da Lagoa Stadium, in Ereshim, on Saturday evening (28/9). Sao Joao del Rey could have secured a place in the second division with a draw, but they wasted the opportunity.

Despite the negative result against Ypiranga-RS, Athletic still maintain their lead in Group C with seven points, and remain in contention for promotion to League Two. The team, in fact, relies only on itself to ensure reaching the final round of the tournament. The second stage of the competition.

Next Saturday (5/10), at 5:30 pm, Athletic will host Londrina at home, in the sixth round of the second stage of the C. Ypiranga-RS series, which keeps the dream of arriving alive, on the same day. And time will face Ferroviaria away from home.

Ypiranga x Athletic

The match’s goals were all scored in the second half, starting with Fabricio, who opened the scoring for Ypiranga-RS in the 12th minute. In a tense scene, Sidemar, in an unfortunate move, scored an own goal in the 36th minute to increase the home team’s lead.

Athletic reacted quickly with a goal from Nathan, but was unable to achieve an equalizer, leaving the definition of reaching the final round.

Ypiranga-RS now has six points and remains alive in the struggle for access, while Athletic leads the standings with seven points and a two-goal difference.

Ferroviária-SP, which is in second place, also has seven points but has a negative score and has a game in hand. Londrina, who faces Ferroviária-SP on Sunday (9/29), at 6:30 p.m., has four points.