Brazilian U20s: Ceará draw 0-0 away to Chapecoense, penultimate round | OneFootball

Julia Galvão

Away from home, at Arena Condá in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Ceará faced Chapecoense in the 6th round of the Brazilian Under-20 Série B Championship on Wednesday night, the 21st. The match ended in a goalless draw.

With the result, Alvinegro now has 16 points in the competition, virtually securing the top spot in Group A. That is because the only team that can overtake Vozão is CRB, which has 10 points with one game in hand. But for that to happen, the Alagoas side must win its two remaining matches and overturn a seven-goal deficit in goal difference.

So far, the team coached by Rogério Ferreira has won five matches and drawn one, scored 12 goals and conceded three. In addition, Vozão has already qualified for the quarterfinals.

In the final round of the first phase, Mais Querido will face Brusque. The match takes place next Wednesday, the 27th, at 3 p.m., at Franzé Moraes Stadium. Before that, Time do Povo takes on Ferroviário in the state championship on Saturday, the 23rd, at 9:30 a.m., at Elzir Cabral.

THE MATCH

The opening minutes were marked by territorial battles. In the 10th minute, Bruninho received a pass between the lines and struck a low shot from distance, but the goalkeeper made the save.

In the 20th minute, Zé Antônio picked up a defensive rebound at the edge of the box and hit it first time wide.

Ten minutes later, Mais Querido nearly scored through Janderson. The full-back received the ball on the left, drove into the box and fired a fierce cross-shot, but the opposing goalkeeper made an excellent stop.

Right at the start of the second half, Ceará had two chances to open the scoring. Diego Silva delivered a dangerous free kick onto the head of Zé Antônio, but the goalkeeper saved it. On the rebound, Gabriel Rocha struck it hard, but a defender blocked it.

In the 5th minute of the second half, after an altercation, the referee sent off one player from each side: Zé Antônio for Ceará and Felipe for Chapecoense.

With 10 men on each side, Time do Povo threatened again in the 24th minute. After the ball was cleared to the edge of the area, Caio curled a shot toward the corner, but the goalkeeper once again made the save.

In the 40th minute, Paulo Roberto, who came on in the second half, even managed to find the net. However, the referee ruled it out for offside.

CHAPECOENSE 0-0 CEARÁ | MATCH REPORT

Chapecoense: Wellington, Arthur, Felipe, Eduardo, Meneghini, Felipe Maciel, Kalebe, Kauê, Rodrigo, Kaike and Gleidson. Head coach: Nívia de Lima. Substitutes: Victor, Vitinho, Igor, Felipe Borges, Bernardo, Douglas, Flávio, Alberto, Luizão, Jaborá and Guilherme.

Ceará: Rodrigo, Aloisio, Uchella, Gabriel Rocha, Caio, Janderson, Kauã Ziegler (Heverton), Diego Silva, Gabriel Amaral, Bruninho (João Gabriel) and Zé Antônio. Head coach: Rogério Ferreira. Substitutes: Mateus, Bernardo, João Gabriel, Riquelme, Victor The, João Pedro, Heverton, Davi and Paulo Roberto.

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