In a weekend match in week 21, on Saturday Jul 30th, Criciúma will travel to Londrina to battle Londrina in a Serie B match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Londrina recorded a 2-1 win against Náutico. Kieza struck first for Náutico in the 33rd minute on a feed from Souza Santos, but Douglas Coutinho got the equalizer for Londrina in the 58th minute But luckily in the 72nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Douglas Coutinho. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Londrina should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 9th placed Criciúma, recorded a 2-1 win against CSA. Rodrigues Silva struck first for CSA in the 5th minute on a feed from Osvaldo, then Marquinhos Gabriel got the equalizer for Criciúma in the 67th minute on a feed from Helder Santos But luckily in the 79th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Marquinhos Gabriel. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Criciúma should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Criciúma and Londrina last played eachother at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse on Apr 14th. Criciúma won by a score of 1 to 0. Marquinhos Gabriel struck first for Criciúma in the 16th minute on a feed from Jose Marcos Alves Luis, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Londrina was frustrated by Criciúma’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Criciúma ended the match with the shutout victory.
Marquinhos Gabriel has been the most prolific scorer on Criciúma in his last 5 matches with two goals. Douglas Coutinho has been the most prolific scorer on Londrina in his last 5 matches with three goals.