FORTALEZA. Ceará finds its way back against Flamengo with 2 goals from W. Arao from a goal on the 38′ and a goal on the 7′. Flamengo was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium in Fortaleza on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Luiz Flavio De Oliveira assisted by Alex Ang Ribeiro and Daniel Paulo Ziolli. The 4th official was Adriano Barros Carneiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Flamengo was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ceará was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ceará was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Ceará to win the match.
Ceará shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Flamengo shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ceará received 5 yellow cards (G. da Silva, S. Mendoza, Erick, Lucas Ribeiro and Richardson). Talking about the opposition, Flamengo received 5 yellow cards (Pablo, Ayrton, Bruno Henrique, M. Paulo and Hugo Souza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Ceará will have 4 points to sit in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Flamengo will have 6 points like Athletico PR to climb in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Ceará will host Juventude on the 12th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Flamengo will host Avaí on the 12th of November with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Flamengo (5 draws).
Ceará – Formation
Ceará adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dorival Silvestre Júnior decided to play with the following team: .
Ceará could not rely on the presence of Ze Roberto (injured).
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: Vina for Ze Roberto (11′), G. da Silva for Richardson (61′), Erick for Iury (61′), Lucas Ribeiro for Victor Luis (61′) and Michel Macedo for Nino Paraiba (69′).
Flamengo – Formation
Also Flamengo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa played with: .
Substitutions
Flamengo made 5 changes: Ayrton for Matheuzinho (46′), David Luiz for R. Caio (61′), M. Isla for M. Paulo (62′), Bruno Henrique for Lazaro (72′) and Everton Ribeiro for Andreas Pereira (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Ceará – Flamengo – 2-2
- Palmeiras – Bragantino – 2-0
- Atlético Mineiro – Atlético GO – 2-0
- Internacional – Corinthians – 2-2