Brazilian U20 Championship: Ceará draw 0-0 away to Chapecoense | OneFootball

Julia Galvão

Playing away from home at Arena Condá in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Ceará faced Chapecoense in the 6th round of the Brazilian U-20 Serie B Championship on Wednesday night, the 21st. The match ended in a scoreless draw.

With the result, Alvinegro now has 16 points in the competition, virtually securing first place in Group A. That is because the only team that can still overtake Vovô is CRB, which has 10 points with one game in hand. But to do that, 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, scoring 12 goals and conceding 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 will take 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 hit a low long-range shot, which was saved by the goalkeeper.

In the 20th minute, Zé Antônio picked up a rebound from the defense at the edge of the box and struck it first-time, but sent it 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 powerful angled shot, but the opposing goalkeeper made an excellent save.

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, whose effort was saved by the goalkeeper. On the rebound, Gabriel Rocha hit it hard, but a defender blocked it.

In the 5th minute of the second half, after a scuffle, the referee sent off one player from each team: 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 made another save.

In the 40th minute, Paulo Roberto, who came on in the second half, even managed to put the ball in the net. However, the referee disallowed it 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 (João Pedro), Kauã Ziegler (Heverton), Diego Silva (Riquelme), Gabriel Amaral (Paulo Roberto), 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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