FORTALEZA. Ceará beat Sport Recife to win 2-1. It was Ceará to strike first with a goal of Chay at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jean Carlos gave the win to Ceará in the 69′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium in Fortaleza on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz who had the assistance of Luiz Claudio Regazzone and Carlos Henrique Alves de Lima Filho. The 4th official was Alexandre Peixoto. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.19 degrees Celsius or 84.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 8 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 75 Attack 77
- 23 Dangerous attack 29
- 73 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 24 Total 16
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ceará was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sport Recife that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sport Recife had a more offensive attitude with 29 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Ceará was able to find the solution to win this match.
Ceará shot 12 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sport Recife shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ceará received 5 yellow cards (Lucas Ribeiro, Léo Santos, Pedrinho, Luiz Otávio and Saulo Mineiro). Talking about the opposition, Sport Recife received 4 yellow cards (Fabio Matheus, Rafael Thyere, Ronaldo Henrique and Felipe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ceará will have 46 points like Botafogo SP to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Sport Recife will stay with 59 points like Atlético GO to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Ceará will host Juventude on the 24th of November with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Sport Recife will host Atlético GO on the 6th of November with a 4-4 head to head.
Ceará – Formation
Ceará
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75'
69'
Ceará adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Vágner Carmo Mancini decided to play with the following team: Richard , Guilherme Castilho , Lucas Ribeiro , Luiz Otávio , Paulo Victor , Chay , Léo Santos , Jean Carlos , Erick , Saulo Mineiro and Erick Pulga .
The home team had on the bench: Richardson , Nicolas, Warley , Pedro Lucas , Danilo Barcelos , Pedrinho , Jonathan, Bissoli, Léo Rafael, Ezequiel Ivo Barbosa, Bruno and Yago Lincoln Rocha Santos.
Ceará could not rely on the presence of Warley (injured).
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: Guilherme Castilho for Warley (33′), Erick Pulga for Pedrinho (76′), Chay for Richardson (75′), Paulo Victor for Danilo Barcelos (75′) and Jean Carlos for Pedro Lucas (82′).
Best player: Jean Carlos
The player that probably impressed the most for Ceará was Jean Carlos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.
Sport Recife – Formation
Sport Recife
Also Sport Recife adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enderson Alves Moreira played with: Denis , Ewerton , Rafael Thyere , Chico , Nathan Mendes , Edinho , Felipe , Fabio Matheus , Jorginho , Diego Souza and Alan Ruiz .
They had on the bench: Ronaldo Henrique, Fabinho , Vágner Love , Renzo, Edison Negueba , Eduardo, Roberto Rosales , Facundo Labandeira, Pedro, Jordan, Peglow and Fabrício Daniel .
Sport Recife could not rely on the presence of Edison Negueba (injured), Roberto Rosales (injured) and Vágner Love (injured).
Substitutions
Sport Recife made 4 changes: Fabio Matheus for Fabinho (84′), Nathan Mendes for Roberto Rosales (57′), Alan Ruiz for Vágner Love (75′) and Felipe for Fabrício Daniel (75′).
Best player: Jorginho
The most impressive player for Sport Recife was Jorginho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Ceará – Sport Recife – 2-1
