Brazilian Championship: Ceará lose 2-0 to Vila Nova in Goiânia | OneFootball

Photo: Felipe Santos/Ceará SC

At the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga Stadium (OBA), Ceará visited Vila Nova in a match valid for the 25th round of the Brazilian Série B Championship and was beaten 2-0. Alvinegro returns to the field next Saturday, the 5th, at home, against Sport.

In a lively start to the match, both teams had scoring chances in the opening minutes. In the 16th minute, from a set piece, the home side took the lead through Breno Bora.

Alvinegro’s best chances also came in the air. In the 23rd minute, Luizão got on the end of a corner kick and headed the ball downward, only to be denied by goalkeeper Helton Leite.

After the 30-minute mark, Enzo Lodovico lofted the ball into the box and Sanchez nodded it into the middle looking for center forward Lucca, but the defense cleared the danger before the No. 99 could reach it.

Before halftime, the match was stopped twice due to a power outage at the stadium.

In the second half, coach Daniel Paulista brought on Zanocelo, returning from injury, Matheus Araújo, Vina and Lobato, who made his debut this Sunday. In the first 20 minutes, Ceará had a lot of possession and threatened with balls played into the box and shots from Sanchez and Nico Ferreira from outside the area.

In the 30th minute, on a counterattack, the Goiás side scored its second goal through André Luiz.

In the search to cut the deficit, Matheus Araújo and Lucca were responsible for Ceará’s best chances, but both were denied by Vila Nova’s goalkeeper, and the score remained 2-0.

The Alvinegro squad returns to the Capital this Monday and resumes training on Tuesday. On Saturday, the 5th, Alvinegro faces Sport at Arena Castelão.

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