Ceará take the lead, but Bahia fight back for a draw in Brasileirão derby | OneFootball

This Saturday, Ceará and Bahia ended in a 1-1 draw in the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship, at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE). Vozão took the lead with Lourenço, but Tricolor found the equalizer with Willian José.

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📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪ CEARÁ 1 x 1 BAHIA 🔵🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE) 📅 Date: September 20, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Fernando Sobral, Aylon, and Fernandinho (Ceará); Tiago (Bahia) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Ceará Bruno Ferreira; Rafael Ramos, Marllon, Willian Machado, and Nicolas; Fernando Sobral (Vinícius Zanocelo), Dieguinho (Lucas Lima), and Lourenço (Vina); Paulo Baya (Fernandinho), Galeano, and Aylon (Pedro Henrique). Coach: Léo Condé

Bahia Ronaldo; Santi Arias, Gabriel Xavier, Ramos Mingo, and Luciano Juba; Acevedo (Rezende), Jean Lucas, Michel Araújo (Kayky), and Everton Ribeiro (Rodrigo Nestor); Sanabria and Willian José (Tiago). Coach: Rogério Ceni

How the match went

Ceará started the game under pressure, but it took a while to find the back of the net. The team only opened the scoring at 46 minutes of the first half. Aylon received a pass from Lourenço and was brought down in the box by Arias. The referee then awarded a penalty. On the kick, Lourenço was stopped by Ronaldo, but the midfielder managed to get the rebound and score the goal.

Bahia found the equalizer at 10 minutes of the second half. Everton Ribeiro was played in on the left side of the box and sent a low cross to Willian José, who only had to tap it into the empty net.

In stoppage time, Vina had a golden chance to give Ceará the win. The midfielder took advantage of a loose ball and went one-on-one with Ronaldo, who made a great save. The ball even hit the post before being cleared by Tricolor’s defense.

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