Ceará hit back after the break, score four and beat São Bernardo away | OneFootball

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Ceará beat São Bernardo 4-3 in a comeback win, with all four goals scored in the second half. Nico Ferreira, Vina, João Gabriel, and Enzo Lodovico found the net for Vozão, while Hélder, Hugo Sanches, and Pedrinho scored for the São Paulo side.

With the result, the team coached by Daniel Paulista reached 22 points and climbed from 18th to 16th place, moving out of the Série B relegation zone.

Ceará’s next match will take place in two weeks, on Friday, August 7, against Ponte Preta. The game will be played at Presidente Vargas Stadium at 8:30 p.m. Brasília time.

THE MATCH

Daniel Paulista’s team started the match at full speed. In three minutes, they created two dangerous chances through Nico Ferreira and Renzo López. Even so, the black-and-whites were unable to take the lead.

São Bernardo responded with two dangerous opportunities of their own, through Lucas Rian and Lucas Lima, but the visitors were stopped by Ceará’s defense.

In the 22nd minute, Mário Sérgio took a corner into Ceará’s box, and Hélder headed home to open the scoring for São Bernardo.

After going behind, Ceará nearly equalized through Nico Ferreira, but goalkeeper Alex Alves made the save. São Bernardo, in turn, almost doubled their lead through Felipe Garcia, but the striker hit the post.

In the second half, Vozão came back more alert and looking to keep possession in the attacking half in order to push the opponent back.

Just one minute in, Bryan Borges crossed, Giulio got a touch, and Nico Ferreira finished to level the score. Even after equalizing, Ceará kept up the pressure in attack.

Even so, it was São Bernardo who managed to score again. In the 13th minute, Hugo Sanches pounced on the rebound from Pedrinho’s shot and put the visitors back in front.

The scoreboard imbalance, however, did not last long. Three minutes after São Bernardo scored, Vina combined with Nico Ferreira and equalized for Vozão.

Daniel Paulista’s team kept pressing and, in the 26th minute, Richardson struck Alex Alves’s post. A minute later, in the 27th, after Giulio tried a flick in the box, the ball fell to João Gabriel, who finished into the corner past the São Paulo goalkeeper.

In front on the scoreboard, Ceará began looking for counterattacks to hurt São Bernardo. In the 34th minute, Giulio burst forward at speed, dribbled past two defenders, but was denied by Alex Alves, who kept his team alive.

In the very next play, São Bernardo equalized. After Mário Sérgio found Pedrinho in the box, the No. 29 turned and fired into Richard’s top corner.

Putting the opponent under pressure in the closing stages, Ceará nearly scored a fourth through Enzo Lodovico. After advancing down the right side of the attack, Vozão’s No. 60 was denied by Alex Alves.

Soon after, Enzo Lodovico received a pass from Melk and finished into Alex Alves’s right corner, beating the opposing goalkeeper.

With the lead on the scoreboard, the black-and-whites held on and secured the win, moving out of the Série B relegation zone.

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