Under-20: Ceará beat Tirol 4-3 on pens, reach Cearense final | OneFootball

Gabriel Silva / Ceará SC

Ceará drew 2-2 with Tirol in the second leg of the Cearense U-20 Championship semifinal on the morning of Friday the 21st at Elzir Cabral Stadium. After two draws in the matchups, the decision went to penalties, and the Team of the People won 4-3, securing a place in the final.

In the state competition, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu earned seven wins and drew four more matches. In 11 games played, the Most Beloved scored 28 goals and conceded eight.

The grand final will be played over two matches scheduled to take place next September. The opponent will be Fortaleza.

THE MATCH

The match began with both sides battling for space and with few scoring chances. In the 13th minute, Tirol opened the scoring, taking advantage of a turnover in Vovô’s defensive half.

Taking control of the match again, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu equalized in the 24th minute through Heverton. The midfielder took advantage of a cross from left-back Janderson and tapped it into the back of the net. On the play, the goalkeeper even made the save, but the ball had already crossed the goal line.

Ten minutes later, the Team of the People threatened again. This time, Vozão took advantage of a defensive corner rebound, broke on the counterattack, and Heverton found Cauê in the box, who cut inside and placed his shot just inches wide of the post.

In the 39th minute, after a loose ball, Cauê set up Rodrigão, and the striker hit it first-time with his left foot, only to be denied by the goalkeeper.

Two minutes later, Heverton nearly put Vozão ahead, taking advantage of a pass from Gabriel Amaral, but a Tirol defender cleared it off the line.

Making the most of the pressure, Figueiredo turned the game around for the Most Beloved in the 42nd minute. On the play, the player combined with Gabriel Amaral, who produced a beautiful hold-up play and wrong-footed the goalkeeper, finishing into the corner.

At the start of the second half, in the 4th minute, Tirol equalized with a free-kick goal.

In the 23rd minute, Ziegler sent a corner kick straight toward goal and forced the goalkeeper into a great save.

After a corner, Marcos Vinicius controlled the ball on the edge of the box, cut inside, and struck from distance. The ball took a deflection and went out.

In the penalty shootout, Rodrigo Ourique saved one attempt, while Uchella, Kauã Ziegler, Gabriel Amaral, and Kaiky Cabral converted their kicks, and Ceará won 4-3.

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