Ceará went after a 2-2 draw with Bragantino in the final minutes after being two-0 behind Castelão. Alvinegro lost until 52 minutes of the 2nd time, when they tied with defender Gabriel Lacerda.
The result was an award for the good performance of the alvinegro team, which created many chances, but was punished by individual mistakes by Igor and Richard, as well as refereeing, who didn’t see a hand in Bragantino’s 2nd goal.
With the result, Ceará reached 31 points, remaining in the intermediate zone of the table. The point was important for Vozão to keep 3 points ahead of the Z4.
It’s worth remembering that Alvinegro has two games late and plays one of them on Wednesday (20), against Palmeiras, at 7 pm at Castelão.
The game
Ceará and Bragantino played a great game at Castelão for the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship. Both teams looked for the goal all the time and created many chances to score, making the game enjoyable to watch.
Alvinegro started better, dominating the opponent, but it was Bragantino who opened the scoring after Igor’s mistake. The full-back tried to start playing and hit the ball at Helinho’s foot, who played with Hurtado and scored Bragantino’s first in the 11th minute.
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Two minutes later, Ceará had a penalty scored after a play on Erick, but after reviewing the VAR, it was annulled.
Even so, Alvinegro continued to press, even exposing themselves to the fast team of Massa Bruta. Erick created a great chance by submitting, but Cleiton made an excellent save in the 20th minute.
From then on, the game became more balanced, with Cléber losing two chances to Ceará and Hurtado and Pedrinho demanding good defenses from Richard.
Pressure and controversy
Ceará started the final stage with Lima in place of Mendoza and went over to Bragantino. With less than a minute, Cléber demanded a defense from Claiton.
On top of the opponent, Alvinegro created more chances, with Igor knocking out with danger and with Lima, demanding Cleiton’s defense in the small area.
Vozão played well, but was again punished with an individual error, this time by Richard, but in a move that could have been canceled by the VAR. In Bragantino’s counterattack, Alerrandro saw Richard ahead, the goalkeeper tried to come back and slipped, suffering Massa Bruta’s second goal. But on the move, the ball hit Alerrandro’s arm, facilitating his domain, without the referee’s goal canceling.
in race
After the disadvantage increased, Ceará kept the pressure on. With Rick, Gabriel and Jael on the field, the dominance intensified and the team sought a draw in injury time.
At 45 minutes, Gabriel Santos tried the cross and Fabrício Bruno scored against.
The move set the game on fire, as the referee gave 8 minutes of extra time, motivating the team from Ceará.
And for so much insisting, Alvinegro was awarded for their bravery and tied at 52 with Gabriel Lacerda, taking the extra ball and counting on a deflection in the defense to tie: 2-2. the team play well, fight until the end in search of the result.
