Ceará U12s and U14s win again, stay perfect in Copa Manjadinho | OneFootball

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Ceará’s youth academy earned two wins in the Copa Manjadinho on Saturday morning, the 18th, in matches involving the U-12 and U-14 teams. The U-12 side showed the strength of Cidade Vozão and thrashed Santa Cruz 9-0. Away from home, at the Granja Tijuca Training Center, the U-14 team of the Most Beloved beat Anjos do Céu 4-0.

In this first phase of the Copa Manjadinho, after regular time, the clubs also face off in penalty shootouts worth one point. Today, the 18th, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu also beat their opponents from the spot.

U-12

The team coached by Manoel Ortega leads the overall standings with four straight wins and an average of 11 goals scored per game. Adding the shootout victories, Vozão has 15 points.

With three rounds left to finish the first phase, Vozão will still face Alvinegro, Anjos do Céu, and Fortaleza.

U-14

Glorioso sits in 1st place in Group B with 15 points. The team coached by Leandro Monteiro has also won four out of four matches played and has triumphed three times in penalty shootouts.

In the final round, Vovô will face Santa Cruz, the runner-up in its group, and is one win away from securing a direct spot in the semifinals of the state competition.

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