After a balanced first half, Fortaleza beat Ceará in the second stage and opened the gap in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil; Yago Pikachu scored the goals of the match
O Strength won the Ceará 2-0 on the night of this Wednesday, 22, for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. After a balanced first half, Leão do Pici was superior in the second stage and confirmed the victory with goals from Yago Pikachu. With the result, Tricolor plays for a draw – or even defeat by a goal difference – to go to the quarterfinals.
The return game of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil will be played in three weeks, on July 13, at 8 pm (GMT), again at Arena Castelão. It is worth remembering that there is no qualifying goal as a tiebreaker, only the sum of the results. Whoever advances to the next phase will know their opponent in a draw to be held by the CBF.
CHANNEL – ATHLETISTIC
The teams return to the field next weekend, for the dispute of the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. On Saturday, 25th, at 21:00 (Brasília time), Fortaleza will face Atlético-MG, in Mineirão. On Sunday, 26th, at 18:00 (Brasília time), Ceará ends the round against Atlético-GOat Arena Castelão.
THE GAME
The Ceará classic was balanced in the first stage, with Fortaleza starting more dangerous and Ceará looking for the reaction. Tricolor arrived well with submissions from Pikachu, Robson, Ronald and Moisés. Vozão responded well with Richard Coelho and Richardson. The goalkeepers played well in the opening 45 minutes.
Leão do Pici needed seven minutes of the second stage to open the score of the Clássico-Rei. After a good play with Moisés, Felipe hit the goal and saw the ball deflect in the white defense, but the ball was left for Yago Pikachu to complete for the nets: 1 to 0 in the classic for the Copa do Brasil.
End of the game.#FECxCSC – 2×0
📸 Felipe Santos / Ceará SC#CearáSC#CopadoBrasil2022pic.twitter.com/KCiTSfMq8D
— Ceará Sporting Club (@CearaSC) June 23, 2022
After the goal, Fortaleza became superior in the confrontation and pushed Ceará to the defense field. At 20 minutes, Capixaba took the free-kick and goalkeeper João Ricardo made a good save. At 22, Moisés received from Romero and, facing the goal, hit the defense of the white-and-white archer.
In the 35th minute, Pikachu was brought down in the area by João Ricardo. Four minutes after the appointment, the midfielder himself went for the kick and converted to score his and Fortaleza’s second in the match: 2 to 0.
Source: sportbuzz
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