Avaí beaten by Ceará in the 31st round of Serie B

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·3 October 2026

Avaí beaten by Ceará in the 31st round of Serie B

This Saturday (10/03), Avaí faced Ceará-CE in a match valid for the 31st round of the 2026 Brazilian Série B Championship. Ceará won 1-0, with a goal by Renzo Lopez. Kickoff was at 11 a.m. at Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva Stadium (Ressacada). With the result, Avaí remains on 30 points and sits in 17th place. The next opponent will be Londrina-CE at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday (10/07), in a match valid for the 32nd round of the 2026 Brazilian Série B Championship. The ball will roll at Dr. Aderbal Ramos da Silva Stadium (Ressacada), in Florianópolis-SC.AVAÍ 0x1 CEARÁ-CEJust three minutes in, Daniel Penha played it to Douglas Teixeira inside the box. He headed it goalward, forcing a difficult save from goalkeeper Richard. In the 6th minute, Wenderson made a run down the right and passed to Daniel Penha, who struck it first time, but the ball sailed too high and went out for a goal kick. In the 24th minute, Douglas Teixeira unleashed a rocket from outside the box. It was a low and dangerous shot. The goalkeeper made a partial save and the defender put it out for a corner. In the 27th minute, Luiz Henrique received the ball in the middle, near the edge of the box, and tried a fine angled shot. The ball went very close to the left post of Ceará’s goalkeeper. In the 42nd minute, Avaí had a corner on the right side of the attack. The ball was sent into the area and Douglas Teixeira finished very well, but the goalkeeper made the save. In the 44th minute, another corner was taken by Jean Lucas. Léo Gamalho got the shot away, but the ball went over the crossbar. Deep into stoppage time, at 45’+3’, Douglas Teixeira had another great chance. He received it at the corner of the box and hit a cross-shot, but the goalkeeper got down to the corner and made the save.

In the second half, just 15 seconds in, Avaí threatened again. A through ball was played for Douglas Teixeira, who drove toward the area and crossed for Léo Gamalho. As he went to finish, a defender got there in time and cleared the danger. In the 13th minute, Léo Gamalho received the ball inside the box, turned, and shot. The goalkeeper made a partial save. On the rebound, Wenderson hit a cross-shot. The ball skimmed past goalkeeper Richard’s right post.

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DISALLOWEDDaniel Penha had a great chance in the 15th minute. The goalkeeper made a fine save but spilled the rebound. Daniel Penha put the ball in the net on the follow-up, but the officials called offside, confirmed by VAR after reviewing the goal.ANOTHER DISALLOWED GOALGaspar received a through ball, broke into the area, cut inside, and put the ball in the back of the net, but the officials called offside, confirmed by VAR. IN STOPPAGE TIMECeará scored the winning goal at 45’+5’. Vina took a corner from the right side of the attack. Renzo Lopes flicked a header, putting the final numbers on the match. Final score: Avaí 0x1 Ceará.

MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Alex Gomes Stefano-RJAssistant referee 1: Luiz Claudio Regazone-RJAssistant referee 2: Marcelo Araujo Ossimo-RJFourth official: Edson da Silva-SCAssessor: Silvio Eduardo Silva E Silva-MAVAR: Raphael Garcia de Andrade-ESAVAR: Guthieri Javarini Rodrigues-ESVAR observer: Kleber Lucio Gil-BRQuality manager: Eberval Lodetti-SC