Under-20s: Ceará beat Vila Real 2-0 to take quarter-final edge | OneFootball

Gabriel Silva / Ceará SC

Ceará defeated Vila Real 2-0 this Sunday, the 26th, at Estádio do Junco, in Sobral, in the first leg of the Cearense Under-20 Championship quarterfinals. Ronald (2x) scored the goals for Alvinegro de Porangabuçu.

With the result, Rogério Ferreira’s team took the early advantage in the knockout tie and now needs only a draw in the return leg to secure a spot in the state tournament semifinals.

The next match between the teams will take place on Sunday, the 2nd, at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Franzé Moraes (Cidade Vozão), in Itaitinga, Ceará.

Ceará’s campaign in the Cearense

The black-and-white side reached the knockout stage after topping Group B of the Cearense Championship. In seven matches, they collected 17 points, with five wins and two draws. During that stretch, they scored 20 goals and conceded only four.

With the win over Vila Real, Alvinegro de Porangabuçu reached six victories in eight matches in the state tournament.

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