Fortaleza vs Ceará 2025 Brasileiro Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 25': Pedro Henrique (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Fortaleza. Diogo Barbosa replaces Gustavo Mancha because of an injury.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Fortaleza 0, Ceará 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza 0, Ceará 0.
- 50': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Fortaleza 0, Ceará 1. Antonio Galeano (Ceará) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Fortaleza. Deyverson replaces Juan Lucero.
- 63': Substitution, Fortaleza. Marinho replaces Lucas Sasha.
- 68': Substitution, Ceará. Fernandinho replaces Pedro Henrique.
- 69': Substitution, Ceará. Lourenço replaces Lucas Mugni.
- 80': Substitution, Fortaleza. Calebe replaces Emmanuel Martínez.
- 80': Substitution, Fortaleza. Allanzinho replaces Breno Lopes.
- 81': Substitution, Ceará. Bruno Tubarão replaces Antonio Galeano.
- 82': Fernandinho (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Fabiano Souza (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Ceará. Richardson replaces Fernando Sobral.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Ceará. Rafael Ramos replaces Fabiano Souza.
- 90'+6': Pedro Raul (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 32,157
Brazilian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +24 | Flamengo | 16 | 36 | 2 |
| +17 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 34 | 3 |
| +7 | Palmeiras | 15 | 32 | 3 |
| +7 | Bahia | 15 | 28 | 3 |
Statistics
 CEA |
FOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 175 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 268 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 35 | Clearances | 30 |
Fortaleza (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Brenno (GK) |
| 39 | Gustavo Mancha |
| 13 | Benjamín Kuscevic |
| 3 | Gastón Ávila |
| 33 | Emanuel Britez  |
| 88 | Lucas Sasha |
| 5 | Matheus Pereira |
| 26 | Breno |
| 8 | Emmanuel Martínez |
| 7 | Tomás Pochettino |
| 9 | Juan Martín Lucero |
Ceará (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Bruno (GK) |
| 23 | Willian Machado |
| 3 | Marllon |
| 79 | Matheus Bahia |
| 70 | Fabiano |
| 10 | Lucas Mugni |
| 20 | Dieguinho |
| 88 | Fernando Sobral |
| 9 | Pedro Raúl |
| 7 | Pedro Henrique |
| 27 | Antonio Galeano |
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