ACGF beats Ubiratã on penalties and advances to quarters in Ponta Grossa

ACGF in the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze. The Ponta Grossa team secured the qualification on Saturday night (10), at the Oscar Pereira Gymnasium, after beating Ubiratã 4-2 in normal time and confirming the spot in the penalties, 4-3.

The match-up for the return of the round of 16 was one of the most important games of the season for the team from Ponta Grossa. In front of the fans in the Oscar Pereira, the ACGF/Gerencial managed to build the victory during the regulatory time and led the definition of the spot for the penalties.

ACGF wins 4 to 2 in normal time

The Ponta Grossa team's goals during normal time were scored by Nito, San, Brendo and Mauritius. With the score of 4 to 2, the decision of the classification followed for the penalties.

In the collections, the one who assumed the decisive role was the goalkeeper Sansana. The ACGF shirt 1 made three defenses, helping the top-grossian team to stay alive in the contest.

After the initial collections, the decision came to the alternate series. It was then that Mortadela converted the penalty that closed the dispute in 4 to 3, guaranteeing the classification of the ACGF in front of the fans.

Sansana shines in our penalties

The three defenses of Sansana were fundamental to the outcome of the match. In a balanced and eliminatory confrontation, the goalkeeper appeared in the decisive moments and contributed directly to put the ACGF in the quarter-finals of the Série Bronze.

The ranking keeps the Ponta Grossa team in the state title race and extends the ACGF campaign in the competition.

Cyanorte will be the next opponent

With the vacancy secured, ACGF already knows the next challenge in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze. The opponent of the quarter-finals will be Cianorte.

The team from Ponta Grossa now begins preparation for the new phase of the killer, after overcoming one of the most important matches of the season against Ubiratã.

The classification was celebrated inside the Oscar Pereira Gymnasium after Mortadela’s decisive collection, ending a night marked by the victory in normal time, emotion in the penalties and Sansana’s decisive performance.

Now, the goal of the ACGF is to continue advancing in the Série Bronze and seek a spot among the four best teams in the competition.