Remo made history by winning the Green Cup for the first time. To win the title, Leão Azul overcame Vila Nova by 4-2 in the penalty shootout, on Saturday night (11) at Baenão stadium, in Belém. TV Brasil broadcast the big decision of the competition that brings together teams from the Centro- West and North, in addition to the state of Espírito Santo.
IT'S CHAMPION!!!!! 🏆
— Clube do Remo (from 😷) (@ClubeDoRemo) December 11, 2021
THE ROW CLUB IS CHAMPION OF THE 2021 GREEN CUP! #OReiDaAmazônia pic.twitter.com/oKKslCqH1r
The clash had to be defined in the maximum penalties because in regulation time the teams returned to draw 0-0, the same scoreboard as the first leg, played last Wednesday (8) at the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium, in Goiânia.
Vinicius' shine
The match held in Belém even had clear scoring opportunities. But the defensive solidity of the finalists ended up surpassing the attackers' goal nose. With that, the title had to be defined in the penalty shootout.
End of normal time. Clube do Remo draws against Vila Nova by 0-0 and now the decision will be on penalties. 🦁
— Clube do Remo (from 😷) (@ClubeDoRemo) December 11, 2021
📷 Samara Miranda/Remo #OReiDaAmazônia #CopaVerde #REMxVIL pic.twitter.com/qGQWLz2PXN
And in the maximum penalties, nobody shone more than the goalkeeper Vinícius, who defended the free kicks of André Krobel and Johnatan Cardoso. Before, Rafael Donato and Clayton scored for Vila Nova. But it wasn't enough, as Neto Pessoa, Raimar, Marlom and Fredson didn't fail for Leão Azul.
Unprecedented achievement
This is the first time that Remo has won the regional competition. Leão Azul had already disputed two decisions in the tournament, being second in the 2015 and 2020 editions.
With the Copa Verde title, Remo enters the third phase of the 2022 edition of the Copa do Brasil, which eases the relegation to Series C of the Brazilian Championship.
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