In this thrilling encounter of the Campeonato Carioca A between Volta Redonda FC and Audax Rio de Janeiro EC on 22nd January 2023, Volta Redonda FC emerged as the victors with a 3 - 2 victory. Despite an early lead by Audax Rio, Volta turned the game around and maintained their effectiveness until the final whistle.

The deciding factor in this match came down to the goal conversion rate by the home team. Despite having scored first in the 18th minute, Audax could not capitalize on their lead as the home team made an efficient comeback later in the first half, at the 49th minute, to take the game to an equal standing (1-1).

Even as the second half commenced, Volta Redonda continued their aggressive play resulting in two valuable goals at the 46th and 52nd minute respectively, taking their lead to 3-1. Audax managed another goal at the 86th minute but it wasn't enough to bridge the deficit they had incurred.

The home team 'Volta Redonda FC' however, had their fair share of discipline issues. They accumulated three yellow cards in the second half, possibly indicating a more aggressive approach towards the latter stages of the match. Despite this, they were able to keep their team intact without a red card dismissal, which could have potentially disrupted their game plan.

The corner kicks statistics indicated a dominant performance by the away team, with a figure of 5 corners against home team’s 2. However, the inability of Audax to capitalize on these set-pieces suggests a lack of precision in their attacking process.

In terms of the offside rule, all teams had minimal violations with the home team 'Volta Redonda FC' having 2 offsides and the away team 'Audax Rio de Janeiro EC' demonstrating better positional discipline by only being offside once in the entire match.

In conclusion, while Audax Rio de Janeiro EC showed promise in their early lead and commanded more corner kicks, it was the home team - Volta Redonda FC's timely response, goal efficiency, and overall match handling tactics that led to their victory. The game, however, could have gone in a vastly different direction with a slight increase in the conversion rate of chances by Audax or less discipline by Volta. A highly competitive and compelling match, indeed, for the football bettors.

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