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Ceará Overcomes Fluminense in an Emotionally Charged Match in Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil – In a match held at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Ceará emerged victorious against Fluminense in a game corresponding to the 31st round of the Brazilian Serie A. The clash, refereed by Lucas Paulo Torezin, was marked by intensity and controversial decisions.
The first goal came in the 38th minute, when A. Galeano of Ceará, after an attacking play, managed to beat the opposing goalkeeper. On the brink of halftime, Vinicius Zanocelo received a yellow card, foreshadowing a second half that promised to be even more heated.
The second half began with tactical changes from Fluminense. However, the expulsion of Ignacio in the 59th minute further complicated the outlook for the visiting team. Ceará took advantage of the numerical superiority, and Pedro Raul, in the 72nd minute, extended the lead for the home team. Raul, who was later cautioned in the 73rd minute, had a goal disallowed by VAR due to a handball in the 90th minute. Marllon also received a yellow card in the 86th minute.
Despite dominating possession with 55% compared to Ceará’s 45%, Fluminense could only generate 4 shots, of which 3 were on target, while Ceará took 14 shots, with 5 directed at the goal. The match concluded with a victory for Ceará, leaving Fluminense needing to rethink their strategy for the upcoming matches. Brazilian referee Lucas Paulo Torezin had a very busy night where he had to make important decisions.
Substitutions fluminense: at minute 46 K. Serna came in and Keno went out., at minute 46 Hercules came in and Nonato went out., at minute 46 Rene came in and G. Fuentes went out., at minute 74 John Kennedy came in and Everaldo went out., at minute 78 Lima came in and Thiago Santos went out.
Substitutions ceara: at minute 56 Pedro Henrique came in and Fernandinho went out., at minute 80 Vinicius Zanocelo came in and Lourenco went out., at minute 80 Vina came in and Lucas Mugni went out., at minute 84 Marcos Victor came in and Marllon went out., at minute 85 A. Galeano came in and Paulo Baya went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ceara
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