On penalties, Ceará wins Sport and wins the tri of the Northeast Cup

On penalties, the Ceará won the sport and won the third championship of the Copa do Nordeste 2023. After the 1-0 defeat by Leão in regular time, on Ilha do Retiro, Vozão confirmed the triumph by 4-2 on penalties and won the third title in its history. Champion in 2015 and 2020, the Ceará team “avenged” the 2014 edition and avoided the tetra of the Recife team.

Vozão arrived for the return game of the grand final with an advantage after winning the first leg, at Arena Castelão, by 2 to 1. Ceará could guarantee any draw, but suffered defeat by a goal difference and took the decision to penalties . Luciano Juba scored the only goal of the match.

The teams return to the field next weekend, to dispute the fifth round of Series B of the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday, the 7th, starting at 11 am (Brasília time), Ceará will visit black Bridge, at Moses Lucarelli. Later, at 7 pm (Brasília time), Sport receives the Guaraniagain on Ilha do Retiro.

The game

Needing the result, Sport was much superior in the first half of the Copa do Nordeste final. At home, Leão da Ilha starred in the attacking actions and did not give a breath to Ceará, who managed to hold on to the 1-0 defeat until the break. Vozão still had to make a substitution after just 20 minutes, when the left-back Willian Formiga got injured; Danilo Barcelos entered the place.

The lateral went in badly and was decisive for Sport’s goal move. At 26 minutes, Igor Carius crossed low, Danilo Barcelos made the wrong cut and gave a gift to Luciano Juba, who sent a bomb without chances for the goalkeeper Richard: 1 to 0 for the Lion of the Island.

The crowd at Ilha do Retiro accelerated the team, which did not move and almost found the second goal in the 35th minute, when the defender Luiz Otavio headed into his own goal, and Danilo Barcelos saved on top of the line to redeem himself.

The game continued lively in the second stage, with Sport dominating the main actions. In the best chance, in the 24th minute, the Recife team hit the post twice after a cross in the area, with Felipinho and Wanderson on the rebound. Unsuccessful in the last pass, Leão confirmed the slim victory and the dispute on penalties. Final score: 1 to 0.

Penalty shootout

sport: Vagner Love and Sabino converted. Juba and Gabriel Santos stopped in the defenses of goalkeeper Richard.

Ceará: Danilo Barcelos, Jean Carlos, Luvannor and Erick converted. Castilho missed the kick.