Brazilian Serie B

Ceará vs Sport, 2026 Brasileiro Serie B

· Brazilian Serie B
Ceará
  • 73': Luiz Otávio
  • 88': Melk
FT
2 - 1
Sport
  • 90'+5': Marlon

About

Ceará are hosting Sport at Arena Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie B.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Nicolás Ferreira (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Edson Lucas (Sport Recife).
  • 2': Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by João Gabriel (Ceará).
  • 7': Foul by Gabriel Rocha (Ceará).
  • 7': Juan Alano (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Offside, Sport Recife. Chrystian Barletta is caught offside.
  • 13': Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by João Gabriel (Ceará).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Melk (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Ferreira.
  • 14': Offside, Ceará. Wendel is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Perotti (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Richard (Ceará).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kayky Almeida (Sport Recife) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Zé Gabriel.
  • 22': Zanocelo (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Perotti (Sport Recife).
  • 23': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Benevenuto.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Melk (Ceará) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sávio.
  • 26': João Gabriel (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Zé Gabriel (Sport Recife).
  • 27': Willian Oliveira (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Matheus Araújo (Ceará).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kayky Almeida.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Wendel (Ceará) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 31': Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Gabriel Rocha (Ceará).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Alano.
  • 34': Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marcelo Ajul.
  • 35': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Sávio.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Richard (Ceará).
  • 36': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Richard.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Alano with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Willian Oliveira (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Zanocelo (Ceará).
  • 37': Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Júlio César (Ceará).
  • 38': Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Sávio (Ceará) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matheus Araújo with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Zanocelo (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 40': Foul by Nicolás Ferreira (Ceará).
  • 40': Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Nicolás Ferreira (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Perotti (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Lucas.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Willian Oliveira (Sport Recife) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Richard (Ceará). Assisted by Perotti.
  • 45': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Zanocelo.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Hernández with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Handball by Wendel (Ceará).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Ceará 0, Sport Recife 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Ceará. Enzo replaces Nicolás Ferreira.
  • 45': Substitution, Ceará. Vina replaces Wendel.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ceará 0, Sport Recife 0.
  • 46': Foul by Zanocelo (Ceará).
  • 46': Willian Oliveira (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Richard (Ceará). Assisted by Juan Alano.
  • 46': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Richard.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zé Gabriel.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Zanocelo (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Araújo.
  • 53': Matheus Araújo (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Perotti (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Hernández.
  • 58': Substitution, Ceará. Luiz Otávio replaces Gabriel Rocha because of an injury.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Perotti.
  • 59': Handball by Vina (Ceará).
  • 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Enzo (Ceará) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 61': VAR Decision: No Goal Ceará 0-0 Sport Recife.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Juan Alano (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian Oliveira.
  • 62': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Júlio César.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Perotti (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Hernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Vina (Ceará) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Zé Gabriel (Sport Recife).
  • 64': Substitution, Sport Recife. Clayson replaces Juan Alano.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Vina (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Perotti.
  • 65': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Benevenuto.
  • 66': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Perotti.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Vina (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melk.
  • 68': Foul by Luiz Otávio (Ceará).
  • 68': Perotti (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Matheus Araújo (Ceará).
  • 70': Benevenuto (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Clayson (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Vina (Ceará) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thiago Couto (Sport Recife). Assisted by Enzo.
  • 72': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Thiago Couto.
  • 73': Goal! Ceará 1, Sport Recife 0. Luizão (Ceará) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Melk with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Sport Recife. Biel replaces Willian Oliveira.
  • 75': Substitution, Ceará. Sánchez replaces Sávio.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Biel.
  • 75': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by João Gabriel.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Diego Hernández (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perotti.
  • 78': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Sánchez.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Melk (Ceará) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Benevenuto.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Luiz Otávio (Ceará) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Vina with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Perotti.
  • 81': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Zé Gabriel.
  • 82': Foul by Enzo (Ceará).
  • 82': Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Sport Recife. Pedro Martins replaces Zé Gabriel.
  • 83': Substitution, Sport Recife. Augusto Pucci replaces Marcelo Ajul.
  • 83': Substitution, Sport Recife. Marlon Douglas replaces Chrystian Barletta.
  • 84': Foul by João Gabriel (Ceará).
  • 84': Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Sánchez.
  • 85': Enzo (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Edson Lucas (Sport Recife).
  • 85': Foul by Enzo (Ceará).
  • 85': Edson Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Enzo (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Enzo (Ceará) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vina.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Vina (Ceará) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sánchez with a cross.
  • 88': Goal! Ceará 2, Sport Recife 0. Melk (Ceará) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Ceará. Giovanni Pavani replaces Matheus Araújo.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Ceará. João Gabriel is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Melk (Ceará) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Augusto Pucci (Sport Recife).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Edson Lucas.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Sánchez.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Ceará 2, Sport Recife 1. Marlon Douglas (Sport Recife) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Hernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ceará 2, Sport Recife 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ceará 2, Sport Recife 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 9
1 Saves 4
59.8 Possession 40.2
21 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
372 Accurate Passes 225
446 Passes 291
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
22 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 38
26 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 5
21 Effective Clearances 21
21 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie B

Venue: Arena Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil

Line-Ups

CEA Ceará (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Richard (GK)
71 Gabriel
4 Luiz Otávio
6 Savio
18 Júlio César
40 Melk
81 João Gabriel
25 Vinicius
9 Wendel
8 Matheus Andrade
11 Nicolás Ferreira Yellow Card
Ceará Substitutes:
Rafael Ramos, Sanchez, Luiz Otavio, Vinicius, Aloísio, Gustavo Martins, Lucca, Richardson, Lucas Mugni, Enzo, Lenny Lobato, Giovanni Confreste.

SPO Sport (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Thiago Couto (GK)
33 Kayky
5 Marcelo Benevenuto
96 Edson Pereira
3 Marcelo
20 Diego Hernández
23 José Gabriel
29 Willian
9 Pedro Perotti
8 Juan Alano
30 Chrystian
Sport Substitutes:
Zé Roberto, Pedro, Clayson, Augusto Pucci, Biel, Marlon, Carlos De Peña, Murilo Rhikman, Habraão, Dudu Teodora, Brenno.

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