After two years away from the decision of the Northeast Cupo Ceará will return to the final of the tournament. This Wednesday, the team won the classic against Fortaleza by 3 to 2 and secured advancement in the competition. At Arena Castelão, Vozão had goals from Erick, Caíque and Titi, against, to win the victory.
Ceará will seek its third championship in the Copa do Nordeste against the winner of Sport e ABC. The confrontation between the teams, however, is paralyzed due to the heavy rains in Ilha do Retiro that flooded the pitch.
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The game
The first classic came out at 9 minutes. Erick, from Ceará, was brought down inside the area by Lucas Crispim and, after checking the VAR, the referee awarded the penalty. The alvinegro striker went to charge. With a precise shot in the right corner, Erick managed to take it from Fernando Miguel, who hit the corner, but was unable to defend it.
With 30 minutes it was Fortaleza’s turn to score. In a foul on the right of the penalty area, Calebe surprised Richard and hit the goal straight. The goalkeeper even stretched to get the ball out of the goal, but it had already crossed the line, 1 to 1. A short time later, at 33 minutes, Ceará returned to the lead. After a corner kick, the ball was deflected, hit the crossbar and returned to the area. Caíque took advantage and scored the second for the visitors.
Ceará extended the advantage in the first danger bid after the break. In the first minute of the second half, Álvaro was launched by the left and invaded the area. The attacker, who had just entered, played for the middle, and had a deflection by Titi against his own goal. Fortaleza’s life got even more complicated when, at 9, Thiago Galhardo, who also entered the break, was expelled. The striker had already taken a booking while on the bench and received a second for elbowing Richardson.
Even lacking, Fortaleza managed to score again. At 18, Erick missed the ball and Lucero kept it. The number 9 invaded the penalty area and crossed with a lot of force to fill the net. The home team tied the game at 33 minutes. Pikachu was thrown into the area and kicked at the goalkeeper, but on the rebound Lucero went up with his head to put it in the goal. However, the linesman signaled offside in the bid.
