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Ceara Achieves Convincing Victory Over Santos in Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil – In a vibrant match held at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Ceara convincingly defeated Santos with a final score of 3 to 0. The match, corresponding to the 27th round of the Brazilian Serie A, was marked by Ceara’s effectiveness in front of the opposing goal and by a defensive discipline that frustrated Santos’ offensive attempts.
Ceara opened the scoring early, in the 10th minute, with a goal from Lucas Mugni assisted by Pedro Raul. Despite Santos dominating ball possession with 59% compared to Ceara’s 41%, they failed to translate that superiority into goals. The first half was characterized by a hard-fought game, reflected in the yellow cards shown to Lourenco of Ceara and B. Rollheiser of Santos.
In the second half, Ceara continued to be more effective. Pedro Henrique extended the lead in the 66th minute with an assist from A. Galeano. Santos tried to react, but Ceara’s defense remained solid. In stoppage time, in the 90th minute, Fernando Sobral sealed the match with a third goal, assisted by Pedro Henrique, consolidating a memorable victory for the home team.
While Santos generated more shots, 16 in total against Ceara’s 8, the precision of Ceara’s attackers was key. Only 3 of Santos’ 16 shots were on target, while Ceara managed 3 goals with just 3 shots on target. Referee Anderson Daronco had a regular performance, showing a total of four yellow cards during the match, one for Ceara and three for Santos.
Substitutions santos: at minute 46 T. Rincon came in and A. Barreal went out., at minute 67 G. Escobar came in and Souza went out., at minute 67 Igor Vinicius came in and G. Caballero went out., at minute 76 Guilherme came in and Tiquinho Soares went out., at minute 82 B. Rollheiser came in and Thaciano went out.
Substitutions ceara: at minute 63 Fernandinho came in and Pedro Henrique went out., at minute 63 Lucas Mugni came in and Vina went out., at minute 72 Diego came in and Fernando Sobral went out., at minute 72 Lourenco came in and Richardson went out., at minute 90 A. Galeano came in and Paulo Baya went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ceara
Santos
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