Ceará beaten by Goiás away in the 16th round of Série B | OneFootball

Felipe Santos / Ceará SC

Ceará took the field this Saturday, the 4th, and ended up being beaten 1-0 by Goiás in a match valid for the 16th round of Brazil’s Série B Championship.

With the result, the team dropped to 16th place. After 16 matches, they have 17 points, with four wins, five draws, and seven losses.

The next commitment for the black-and-white side will be on Monday, the 13th, at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time), against Athletic/MG, at Presidente Vargas Stadium.

THE MATCH

Ceará began the match looking to control possession, while Goiás tried to use speed down the flanks to threaten the black-and-white team’s goal.

In the 10th minute, the Emerald side opened the scoring through Kadu. After a cross into the box, the number 40 hit a volley into Richard’s left corner.

Trailing, Ceará began pushing forward, varying its attacking options. Out wide, the team used the full-backs to send crosses into the box, while through the middle it relied on short passes and combination play. The best chance, however, came from a free kick. Brayan Borges hit Thiago Rodrigues’s crossbar.

In the second half, the black-and-white side kept up the pressure on Goiás in search of an equalizer.

In the 24th minute, Melk got a touch on Lucas Ribeiro’s attempted clearance and nearly chipped the Goiás goalkeeper.

Shortly after, Kadu burst down the right and found Anselmo Ramon, who got a shot away. On the rebound, the ball fell to Juninho, who finished past Richard, making it 2-0 for Goiás.

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