Under-20: Ceará draw 1-1 in first leg of the Cearense semi-final | OneFootball

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In the first leg of the Cearense U-20 Championship semifinal, Ceará hosted Tirol on Saturday morning, the 8th, at Franzé Moraes Stadium. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with Ronald scoring for the black-and-white side.

In the match, Vozão fell behind but managed to equalize. Now, to advance to the final, the People’s Team will have to win the second match by any score. If there is another draw, the finalist will be decided on penalties.

The return leg of the semifinal against Tirol already has a set date. The match will take place on 08/21 (Friday), at 9:30 a.m., at Elzir Cabral Stadium.

THE MATCH

Making the most of home advantage, Ceará started the game putting pressure on the opponent. Mais Querido’s first attack came in the seventh minute. In the play, Gabriel Amaral laid it off for Victor The, who arrived and struck left-footed into the defender.

Six minutes later, Heverton received the ball on the right wing and placed a shot toward the corner, but the goalkeeper held on to it.

In the 15th minute, Vinicius Uchella shot from long range into the top corner and forced the goalkeeper into a good save.

Figueiredo rattled the post in the 25th minute. Vovô’s number 10 received a pass from Ronald on the left and curled his shot against the upright.

In stoppage time, Ronald found Heverton’s head at the far post. The forward tried to head it into the back of the net, but the ball went over the goal.

In the 9th minute of the second half, Tirol opened the scoring with Daniel.

Ten minutes later, Ronald broke through behind the defense and was brought down, resulting in the defender being sent off. From the free-kick, the player curled it into the top corner to level the match.

In the 29th minute, Janderson crossed to Kauê, and the center forward, who had come on in place of Figueiredo, headed wide.

In the 38th minute, Diego, a Ceará player, was sent off by the referee.

Even with 10 men, Vovô kept pressing the opponent. In the 44th minute, Vinicius crossed into the box and, in an attempt to clear it, the defender nearly scored an own goal.

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