Ceará U12 and U14 win again, keep perfect record in Copa Manjadinho | OneFootball

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Ceará’s youth academy earned two wins in the Copa Manjadinho on Saturday morning, the 18th, in matches involving the U-12 and U-14 teams. The U-12 side showed the strength of Cidade Vozão and thrashed Santa Cruz 9-0. Away from home, at CT da Granja Tijuca, Mais Querido’s U-14 team beat Anjos do Céu 4-0.

In this first phase of the Copa Manjadinho, after regulation time, the clubs also face off in a penalty shootout worth one point. Today, the 18th, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu also got the better of their opponents from the spot.

U-12

The team coached by Manoel Ortega leads the overall standings with four straight wins and an average of 11 goals scored per match. Including the shootout victories, Vozão has 15 points.

With three rounds left to complete the first phase, Vozão will still face Alvinegro, Anjos do Céu, and Fortaleza.

U-14

Glorioso sits in 1st place in Group B with 15 points. The team coached by Leandro Monteiro has also won all four of its matches and has come out on top three times in penalty shootouts.

In the final round, Vovô will face Santa Cruz, the runner-up in its group, and is one win away from securing a direct place in the semifinals of the state competition.

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