Late goal lifts Juventude over Ceará, Vasco slip into bottom four | OneFootball

With a goal at the last minute, Juventude defeated Ceará 1-0 on Saturday, at Arena Castelão, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The only goal of the match was scored at the 50th minute of the second half by Luis Mandaca.

With the victory, Juventude temporarily leaves the relegation zone of the Brasileirão, with 21 points in 21 games. The result pushed Vasco into the Z-4, but if Cruzmaltino beats Sport on Sunday, it will push Jaconero back into the relegation zone.

Ceará temporarily remains in tenth position, with 26 points after 21 games. Vozão can be overtaken by Corinthians, Atlético-MG, Grêmio and Internacional, who still play in the round. These teams need to win their matches to pass the Alvinegro Cearense.

Ceará returns to the competition on September 14 (Sunday), when it will visit Vasco, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time). On the other hand, Juventude will host Flamengo on the same day, at 4 pm, also for the Brazilian Championship.

Photo: Fernando Alves / ECJ

The game

First Half

Playing at home, Ceará was more incisive than Juventude in the first half. Vozão had five more shots and had more corners than the team from Rio Grande do Sul in the first 45 minutes. The black and white team also hit two shots on goal, with Aylon and Pedro Raul.

Second Half

The second half continued very balanced and lukewarm, but still with Ceará's superiority, which was more dangerous. Lucas Mugni, Pedro Raul and Vina forced goalkeeper Jandrei to make saves to save Juventude.

At the 50th minute of the second half, Juventude scored their goal. After a cross from Reginaldo, Luis Mandaca appeared free to head and give the victory to the team from Rio Grande do Sul.

MATCH DETAILS CEARÁ 0 x 1 JUVENTUDE

Location: Castelão Stadium, in Fortaleza (CE) Date: August 30, 2025 (Saturday) Time: 4 pm (Brasília time) Competition: Brazilian Championship – 22nd Round Yellow Cards: Caique, Marcelo Hermes, Matheus Babi, Giraldo and Jandrei (JUV)

Goal: Luis Mandaca, at 50’/2T (JUV)

CEARÁ: Bruno Ferreira; Souza, M. Victor, Éder and Nicolas (Lucas Lima); Richardson (Vina) and Dieguinho; Galeano (Rodriguinho), Lucas Mugni (Pedro Henrique) and Aylon (Fernando Sobral); Pedro Raul. Coach: Léo Condé

JUVENTUDE: Jandrei; Marcelo Hermes, Wilker Ángel, Abner (Luan Freitas) and Reginaldo; Caique (Giraldo), Jadson, Mandaca and Batalla (Ênio); Gabriel Verón (Igor Formiga) and Taliari (Matheus Babi). Coach: Thiago Carpini

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