Post game: Ceará wins Sport in Castelão

Ceará beat Sport by 2-1, this Wednesday (19) at Arena Castelão, with the right to score in the first minute of the game for the first match of the Copa do Nordeste final. Guilherme Castilho and Vitor Gabriel scored for Vozão in the initial stage, leaving them in advantage and comfortable on the scoreboard, with the game at the end David Ricardo scored an own goal, reducing the damage to Leão and giving life to the return game. The match was ended after confusion in the stands, generated after the goal at the end.

The Ceará fans did their part, even before the game started the players were received by “fire street” and when the team entered the field, the crowd prepared a mosaic encouraging the club: “With soul and heart, we will be with you”. Support that had results, because in the first minute of the match Ceará opened the scoring, Guilherme Castilho sent a very strong shot from outside the area and the ball ended up in the corner, goalkeeper Renan could do nothing, 1-0 for Ceará. Sport responded with a shot by Edinho that went over the goal. As time went by, the quality of the game dropped, both teams without much creativity and goal chances, Janderson even tried to leave his, but kicked over the crossbar. In a corner kick, Sport’s defense faltered, but Vitor Gabriel was there to head it into the back of the goal, 2 to 0 Sport. At the end of the first half Richard, goalkeeper of Ceará, had to make a beautiful save in a shot by Juba, it would be an important goal for Sport to reduce the advantage. In stoppage time Juba receives a throw, invades the area and kicks, Richard spreads the ball that slides into David and goes to the bottom of the goal, score 2 to 1 Ceará.

_{Photo:Ceará and Sport for the Northeast Cup. Playback: Kid Jr. / SVM}

Even with 2-0 on the scoreboard, Ceará showed that they wanted more, the first chances in the second half belonged to the alvinegro team. Sport tried to impose itself and create real goal opportunities, Enderson Moreira made some changes, but Sport took little danger to the opponent’s goal. In the good goal opportunities that the red-negro had, Matheus Vargas face to face with Richard kicked over the goal, Vagner Love even invaded the area, but did not finish.

After the rubro-negro goal, the Sport fans that were in the upper part of Castelão, part of it threw chairs to the lower sector where the Ceará fans were, thus starting a turmoil. The match was paralyzed, but the referee chose to finalize it, the match ended with a 2-1 victory for Ceará. The return game is scheduled for May 3 at Ilha do Retiro, Sport needs to win by two goals of difference to be champion. A goal takes the match to a decision on penalties, now Ceará only needs a draw to celebrate its third championship.

Featured photo: Ceará players celebrating. Reproduction: FCO FONTENELE