Brazilian Championship: Ceará beat Ponte Preta 2-0, 2nd win running | OneFootball

Felipe Santos

Spurred on by the presence of the Black-and-White Nation at Castelão, Ceará defeated Ponte Preta 2-0 on Friday night, the 7th, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Serie B Championship. With the result, Vozão claimed its second straight win in the competition.

The team coached by Daniel Paulista reached 25 points in the national competition. So far, Vovô has scored 22 goals, with the two in this match against Ponte Preta coming from Lucca and Giulio.

Mais Querido returns to the field in the Brazilian Championship next Saturday, the 15th, in a match at Arena Castelão. Vovô’s opponent will be Cuiabá.

THE MATCH

Making the most of the support from the fans, Ceará began the match putting pressure on the opponent. Just five minutes in, after a passing move in the attacking half, Nico Ferreira received the ball at the edge of the box and shot over the goal.

In the 9th minute, Vozão even opened the scoring, but the assistant referee flagged offside. In the play, Giulio received the ball on the left wing, stepped over against his marker and struck it with his left foot, finding Vina’s head, who pushed it into the empty net.

In another individual play, in the 20th minute, Giulio dribbled past his marker and was brought down, resulting in the sending-off of Ponte Preta player Júlio.

Lucca scored Vozão’s first goal shortly afterward, in the 29th minute. Well positioned, the black-and-white center forward took advantage of Pavani’s attempted shot, controlled the ball in the box and placed it into the corner past the goalkeeper.

In the 39th minute, Vina took a dangerous free kick, but it was saved by goalkeeper Vinicius.

In the second half, Porangabuçu’s Black-and-Whites kept up the pressure on Ponte Preta. In the 20th minute, Lucca received the ball outside the box, broke free from his marker and hit a low shot that was saved.

Five minutes later, Lucca was played through again. This time, the forward burst forward and struck firmly as the goalkeeper came out, but his shot was saved.

In a move built entirely by academy players, Ceará extended the lead in the 33rd minute. In the play, Gabriel Silva dispossessed Ponte’s forward and set up Giulio, who sprinted from midfield, left the center-back behind and chipped it into the back of the net.

CEARÁ X PONTE PRETA | LINEUPS

Ceará: Richard, Bryan Borges, Thalisson (Luiz Otávio), Gabriel Silva, Sávio, João Gabriel, Pavani (Richardson), Vina (Lucas Mugni), Giulio, Nico Ferreira (Melk) and Lucca (Renzo). Head coach: Daniel Paulista. Substitutes: Matheus Nogueira, Renzo López, Matheus Araújo, Lucas Mugni, Luiz Otávio, Sanchez, Richardson, Melk, Uchella, Enzo Lodovico, Caio and Kauã Ziegler.

Ponte Preta: Vinicius, Júlio, Palacios (Daniel Baianinho), Diego Porfírio, Lucas Cunha, Kevyson (Diego Leão), Léo Gomes, André Lima (Gustavo Telles), Élvis (Gustavo Almeida), David da Hora (Rodrigo Souza) and Brandão. Head coach: Márcio Zanardi. Substitutes: Guilherme Viana, Diego Leão, Rodrigo Souza, Juan, Damião, Daniel Baianinho, Miguel, Gustavo Telles and Gustavo Almeida.

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