Ceará draws 2-2 with Palmeiras and is eliminated from the Brazil Cup – Play

OR Ceara tied 2-2 with Palms this Wednesday (18) for the second leg of the quarterfinals of Brazil Cup, in Arena Castelão and is out of competition. Porco won the first leg 3-0 and closed the match 5-2 on aggregate. The goals were scored by Veiga (1st Q, 28 ‘and 49’), Vina (2nd Q, 11 ‘) and Tiago Pagnussat (2nd Q, 16’).

The game

Ceará began by pressing the rival, advancing the lines and forcing the Pig into the defensive field. However, Guto Ferreira’s team was unable to maintain possession and be effective up front. Palmeiras arrived with an alternative team for 19 absences and was led by assistant Vitor Castanheira.

The Alvinegra team threatened a dead ball and wasted chances with Tiago, but failed in defense and Charles committed a penalty in See. The midfielder hit Prass’s left corner to open the scoring in the 27th minute.

Vovô maintained the pressure without effective danger to the goal of Palmeiras and gave the field to the São Paulo team for counterattack. In one of these plays, in the incorporations of the 1st stage, Lucas Lima passed the mark and played for Veiga, who deviated from the letter to score a great goal, his 2nd on the night.

The second stage started as well as the first: the pressure of the grandfather in the attack with a lack of aim. But nevertheless, Vineyard, recovered from Covid-19, received a letter from Lima while infiltrating the area and ended with a curve on Weverton’s left side at 11 minutes.

Taking advantage of the good moment, Alvinegrou kept trying and secured the 2nd with Tiago in a corner of Pacheco at 16 minutes. The defender headed in and the ball hit the post before tying the game.

Ceará kept pace until minute 30, when Vina fell in the area and the judge scored a penalty. However, when reviewing the play in the video, the referee annulled the penalty for alleging that the midfielder played among those scored in the area.

Stress has increased and half Leandro Carvalho, who gave way to Wescley, received a red card on the bench for yelling at the edge of the field, calling the judge “naughty.”

Palmeiras still had a chance to score the winning goal in the final minutes, requiring good saves from Fernando Prass, but ended in a tie that qualified for the semi-final.

Ceará said goodbye to the Brazil Cup, where it won R $ 11.3 million in prizes for reaching the quarterfinals, and now faces the Athletic / MG by Serie A of Football this Sunday (22), at 4pm.