Under-20s: Ceará beat Vila Real 2-0, lead in Cearense quarters | OneFootball

Gabriel Silva / Ceará SC

Ceará defeated Vila Real 2-0 this Sunday, the 26th, at Estádio do Junco, in Sobral, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Ceará U-20 Championship. Ronald (2x) scored the goals for Alvinegro de Porangabuçu.

With the result, Rogério Ferreira’s team took the advantage in the knockout tie and needs only a draw in the second leg to secure qualification for the state tournament semifinal.

The next match between the teams will take place on Sunday, the 2nd, at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Franzé Moraes (Cidade Vozão), in Itaitinga, Ceará.

Ceará’s campaign in the Cearense

The black-and-white team reached the knockout stage after finishing top of Group B in the Ceará Championship. In seven matches, they collected 17 points, with five wins and two draws. During that span, they scored 20 goals and conceded only four.

With the win over Vila Real, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu reached six victories in eight matches in the state tournament.

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