Palmeiras beats Ceará 1-0 with a goal scored by K. Macedo. HIGHLIGHTS

BARUERI. Palmeiras conquers Ceará 1-0 after K. Macedo scored just 1 goal (42').

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Palmeiras beats Ceará 1-0 with a goal scored by K. Macedo. HIGHLIGHTS

BARUERI. Palmeiras defeats Ceará 1-0 after K. Macedo scored just 1 goal (42′). Ceará was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Arena Barueri stadium in Barueri on Thursday and it started at 10:30 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio with the help of Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade and Jose Reinaldo do Nascimento Júnior. The 4th official was Vinicius Furlan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Palmeiras

1 - 0

Team 1

Ceará

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 13 Total 30
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 11 Off Target 23
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 70 Attack 159
  • 44 Dangerous attack 80
  • 99 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 18 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ceará had a strong ball possession 68% while Palmeiras was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ceará was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Palmeiras found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Palmeiras shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Ceará shot 30 times, 7 on target, 23 off target.

Cards

Palmeiras received 2 yellow cards (V. h. Ferreira Oliveira and G. Silva). On the opposite side, Ceará didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

42'
46'
55'
Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa- sub ->K. Macedo
56'
67'
Pedro Bicalho- sub ->M. Fernandes
67'
70'
76'
78'
82'
85'
Cléber- sub ->V. Lima
90'
Yago Santos de Andrade- sub ->V. h. Ferreira Oliveira
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Atlético Mineiro
84
38
Flamengo
71
38
Palmeiras
66
38
Fortaleza
58
38
Corinthians
57
38
Bragantino
56
38
Fluminense
54
38
América Mineiro
53
38
Atlético GO
53
38
Santos
50
38
Ceará
50
38
Internacional
48
38
São Paulo
48
38
Athletico PR
47
38
Cuiabá
47
38
Juventude
46
38
Grêmio
43
38
Bahia
43
38
Sport Recife
38
38
Chapecoense
15
38

After playing this encounter, Palmeiras will have 66 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Ceará will stay with 50 points like Santos to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

Palmeiras – Formation

Palmeiras
G
Vinícius 1.Brazil
9.0
D
Lucas Freitas 56.Brazil
7.4
D
Michel 66.Brazil
7.3
D
Naves 33.Brazil
8.5
M
Garcia 32.Brazil
6.8
M
Vanderlan 46.Brazil
6.6
90'
M
Matheus Fernandes 38.Brazil
6.5
67'
M
Fabinho 35.Brazil
7.1
F
Kevin 36.Brazil
7.2
56' Goals42'
F
Vitinho 57.Brazil
7.4
90' 55'
F
Giovani 41.Brazil
7.3
67'
Substitutes
G
Kaique 72.Brazil
G
Mateus 51.Brazil
D
Lucas Breno Sena Lima 37.Brazil
90'
M
Pedro Bicalho 45.Brazil
6.4
67'
M
Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa 47.Brazil
6.3
56'
F
Gabriel Silva 49.Brazil
6.8
67' 76'
F
Y. Santos 58.Brazil
90'

Palmeiras started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira decided to play with the following team: Vinicius Silvestre (9.0), Michel (7.3), Kaiky Naves (8.5), Lucas Freitas (7.4), Gustavo Garcia (6.8), Matheus Fernandes (6.5), Fabinho (7.1), Vanderlan (6.6), Giovani (7.3), Vitor Hugo (7.4) and Kevin Macedo (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Sena, Kaique, Pedro Bicalho (6.4), Jhonatan (6.3), Gabriel Silva (6.8), Mateus Oliveira and Yago Santos.

Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of P. Bicalho (injured).

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: K. Macedo for J. dos Santos Rosa (56′), G. Henrique for G. Silva (67′), M. Fernandes for P. Bicalho (67′), Vanderlan for Lucas Lima (90′) and V. h. Ferreira Oliveira for Y. Andrade (90′).

Best player: Vinicius Silvestre​

The player that probably impressed the most for Palmeiras was the goalkeeper: Vinicius Silvestre. His rating is 9.02. He performed 7 saves.

Ceará – Formation

Ceará
G
João Ricardo 1.Brazil
6.2
D
Messias 3.Brazil
7.1
D
William Klaus  44.Brazil
7.1
D
Igor Inocêncio 2.Brazil
6.8
78'
D
Kelvyn 70.Brazil
7.4
M
Vina 29.Brazil
8.0
M
Fabinho 19.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
Fernando Sobral 8.Brazil
7.4
82'
M
Lima 45.Brazil
6.8
85'
M
Stiven Mendoza 10.Colombia
6.9
70'
F
Yony González 11.Colombia
6.6
Substitutes
G
Richard 91.Brazil
D
Gabriel Lacerda 15.Brazil
M
Jorginho 16.Brazil
7.3
78'
M
Marlon 25.Brazil
7.6
46'
M
Geovane 21.Brazil
6.3
82'
M
Rick 37.Brazil
6.9
70'
M
Willian Oliveira 20.Brazil
M
William Oliveira 5.Brazil
M
Gabriel Santos 90.Brazil
F
Cléber 89.Brazil
6.8
85'
F
Airton 7.Brazil
F
Vitor Jacaré 40.Brazil

Ceará started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Tiago Retzalff Nunes played with: João Ricardo (6.2), Igor (6.8), Messias (7.1), Klaus (7.1), Kelvyn (7.4), Fernando Sobral (7.4), Fabinho (7.0), Stiven Mendoza (6.9), Vina (8.0), Lima (6.8) and Yony González (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorginho (7.3), Cléber (6.8), Marlon (7.6), Geovane (6.3), Gabriel Lacerda, Rick (6.9), Willian Oliveira, William Oliveira, Airton, Richard, Vítor Jacaré and Gabriel Santos.

Substitutions

Ceará made 5 changes: Fabinho for Marlon Adriano (46′), S. Mendoza for R. Jhonatan (70′), Igor for Jorginho (78′), Fernando Sobral for G. da Silva (82′) and V. Lima for Cleber (85′).

Best player: Vina​

The most impressive player for Ceará was Vina.

His rating is (8.0) with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​