League

Estádio Vere
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB's Carlos Eduardo Marques got a free kick in the 4th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramón Porto got free with Kauan Branco in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Delfim Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cafu Lira having to interfere. The supporters of CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB booed when Vere EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Carlos Eduardo Marques sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cafu Lira skillfully saved the ball. Fred Coutinho struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Cafu Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB. The audience was convinced that Fred Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cafu Lira was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 31st match minute, Vere EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno Cardozo to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB's Carlos Eduardo Marques tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cafu Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cafu Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fred Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Décio Schmidt in the 44th minute of play forced CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB's goalkeeper Kauan Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Eduardo Marques didn't quite understand what happened when in the 47 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Décio Schmidt to strike the kick off in the second half. When Décio Schmidt came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Vere EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Décio Schmidt couldn't finish the play. Décio Schmidt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Kauan Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vere EC's goalkeeper Cafu Lira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cafu Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Vere EC's Cafu Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Coutinho in the 72nd minute of play. In the 81st minute, Fred Coutinho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vere EC's Cafu Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfim Hoffmann in the 83rd minute of play. Kauan Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Décio Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th match minute, CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Saraiva to maneuver through the defense. Décio Schmidt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kauan Branco having to interfere. CEARÁ SPORTING CLUB played a much better game than Vere EC and deserved their victory. The Vere EC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.