Ceará 2:0 Ponte Preta: Serie B Match Result

Match report

Ceará secured a 2-0 victory over Ponte Preta in the twenty-first round of Brazil's Serie B on Thursday evening. The hosts played at home in Fortaleza while the visitors travelled from São Paulo state. Lucca opened the scoring in the twenty-ninth minute before Giulio doubled the advantage with seventy-eight minutes on the clock.

And here's the thing about the match — it changed shape after the first quarter. Julio received a yellow card at eleven minutes, then picked up another at nineteen before being sent off. Ponte Preta played the remainder with ten men, and that shifted the balance considerably.

Lucca's goal came shortly after the disciplinary issue had been resolved. Ceará pressed forward and created a chance inside the penalty area. The finish was clinical enough to take the lead, and by then the visitors were already on the back foot. To be fair, Ponte Preta had looked organised before the dismissal.

The second goal arrived in the second half when Ceará found a way through. Giulio scored from open play after a period of sustained pressure. The visitors made several substitutions in an attempt to contain the deficit, but the gap proved too wide to bridge.

The statistics tell a familiar story. Ceará held seventy per cent possession and registered eight shots on target compared to just one for Ponte Preta. Expected goals showed 2.08 for the hosts against 0.97 for the visitors. They created more big chances, though they still had moments where they could have extended their lead.

The result leaves Ceará in sixteenth place with twenty-seven points from twenty-eight games. Ponte Preta remain twenty-first with ten points from twenty-seven matches. Both sides are still searching for consistency in what has been a difficult campaign so far.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 70 – 30

Shots on target 8 – 1

Shots off target 7 – 4

Expected goals 2.08 – 0.97

🟨 11' Julio — Yellow card 🟥 19' Julio — Red card 🟨 19' Julio — Yellow card 🟨 21' Diego Porfirio — Yellow card ⇄ 22' Kevyson — Substitution ⚽ 29' Lucca — Goal 🟨 43' Lucas Cunha — Yellow card ⇄ 46' David da Hora — Substitution ⇄ 49' Thalisson — Substitution ⇄ 62' Giovanni Pavani — Substitution ⇄ 64' S. Palacios — Substitution 🟨 69' Joao Gabriel — Yellow card ⚽ 78' Giulio — Goal ⇄ 83' Elvis — Substitution ⇄ 84' Vina — Substitution 🟨 86' Gustavo Almeida — Yellow card

Match events

11' 0:0 Ponte Preta Yellow card Julio
19' 0:0 Ponte Preta Red card Julio
19' 0:0 Ponte Preta Yellow card Julio
21' 0:0 Ponte Preta Yellow card Diego Porfirio
22' 0:0 Ponte Preta Substitution Kevyson off: M. L. Diego
29' 1:0 Ceará Goal Lucca assist: Giovanni Pavani
43' 1:0 Ponte Preta Yellow card Lucas Cunha
46' 1:0 Ponte Preta Substitution David da Hora off: Rodrigo Souza
49' 1:0 Ceará Substitution Thalisson off: Luiz Otavio
62' 1:0 Ceará Substitution Giovanni Pavani off: Richardson
64' 1:0 Ponte Preta Substitution S. Palacios off: Baianinho
69' 1:0 Ceará Yellow card Joao Gabriel
78' 2:0 Ceará Goal Giulio assist: Gabriel Rocha
83' 2:0 Ponte Preta Substitution Elvis off: Gustavo Almeida
84' 2:0 Ceará Substitution Vina off: Lucas Mugni
86' 2:0 Ponte Preta Yellow card Gustavo Almeida

Statistics

70 Possession, % 30

8 Shots on target 1

7 Shots off target 4

2.08 Expected goals 0.97

3 Big chances 3

85 Attacks 59

3 Corners 2

12 Fouls 16

15 Free kicks 12

5 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 1

2 Goal kicks 9

18 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

18/2669% Aerial duels 8/2631%

74 Backward passes 27

5 Blocked shots 2

22 Clearances 16

4/1136% Crosses 0/60%

5/1729% Dribbles 2/825%

1.01 Expected assists 0.24

52 Failed passes 68

1 Goalkeeper saves 6

4 Interceptions 7

16 Key passes 3

34/5068% Long passes 11/4524%

86 Passes into the final third 22

273 Passes in the opposition half 120

214 Passes in own half 94

0.40 Shot accuracy 0.14

9 Shots from outside the box 5

11 Shots inside the box 2

13/1968% Tackles 9/1753%

476 Total passes 208

Line-ups

Ceará

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Richard	1
3	Thalisson Gabriel Pereira Moreira	3
6	Sávio	6
31	Bryan Borges Mascarenhas	31
71	Gabriel Silva Rocha	71
20	Michael Nicolás Ferreira Berrondo	20
21	Giovanni Pavani	21
29	Vina	29
35	Giulio	35
81	Joao Gabriel	81
99	Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
22	Matheus Vinícius Matos Nogueira	22
12	Sánchez	12
13	Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro	13
8	Matheus de Araújo Andrade	8
11	Lucas Mugni	11
26	Richardson	26
40	Melk	40
45	Vinicius Menezes Uchella	45
88	Jose Wilson Netu	88
7	Renzo López Patrón	7
60	Enzo Valentim Lodovico	60
90	Kauan Ziegler	90

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Ponte Preta

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Vinicius	30
2	Julio	2
3	Lucas Cunha	3
13	Diego Porfirio	13
23	S. Palacios	23
8	André Lima	8
10	Elvis	10
16	Leonardo da Silva Gomes	16
18	David da Hora da Conceição	18
32	Kevison	32
21	Brandao	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Guilherme Viana	1
4	Diego Leão	4
6	Juan	6
44	Gustavo Almeida	44
5	Rodrigo de Souza	5
17	Miguel Morais	17
35	Gustavo Telles	35
9	Joao Damian	9
11	Daniel Gonçalves Batista	11

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Vila Nova	29	15	6	8	51
2	Novorizontino	29	14	8	7	50
3	Juventude	29	14	8	7	50
4	Fortaleza	28	13	9	6	48
5	Criciúma	28	13	8	7	47
6	Atlético Goianiense	29	12	10	7	46
7	CRB	29	13	6	10	45
8	Operário-PR	28	12	8	8	44
9	Sport Recife	29	11	11	7	44
10	São Bernardo	29	11	8	10	41

Ceará — Ponte Preta: 2:0, Serie B

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