Ceará 2-0 Ponte Preta · Brasileirão Serie B
Ceará beat Ponte Preta 2-0 in the Brasileirão Serie B. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Ceará and Ponte Preta met in the Brasileirão Serie B at Estádio Presidente Vargas in Fortaleza on Friday, 7 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Ceará: L. Holanda 29'; Giulio 78'. Ponte Preta did not score.
How the match went
Ceará saw more of the ball, 70% of it. Ceará had 20 shots with 8 on target, Ponte Preta 7 with 1 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Ceará and 2 to Ponte Preta. Ceará conceded 12 fouls, Ponte Preta 16. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (1 for Ceará, 5 for Ponte Preta).
Line-ups
Ceará started in a 4-2-3-1: Richard, Bryan Borges, Thalisson Gabriel, Gabriel Silva Rocha, Sávio, Giovanni Pavani, João Gabriel, Nicolás Ferreira, Vina, Giulio, Lucca.
Ponte Preta started in a 3-4-2-1: Vinicius, Sergio Palacios, Lucas Cunha, Diego Porfirio, Julio de Oliveira, André Lima, Léo Gomes, Kevyson, David da Hora, Elvis, Brandão.
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Minute by minute
- 19'Second yellow card for J. d. Oliveira (Ponte Preta), who is sent off.
- 29'Goal! Ceará 1-0 Ponte Preta. L. Holanda (Ceará) scores, assisted by G. Pavani.
- 45'Half-time. Ceará 1-0 Ponte Preta.
- 78'Goal! Ceará 2-0 Ponte Preta. Giulio (Ceará) scores, assisted by G. Rocha.
- 90'Full-time. Ceará 2-0 Ponte Preta.
Full commentary (60 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Ceará vs Ponte Preta.
- 1'Attempt blocked. André (Ponte Preta), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 3'Attempt missed. André (Ponte Preta), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 6'Attempt missed. N. Ferreira (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 9'Offside, Ponte Preta.
- 10'Offside, Ceará.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Giulio (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 11'Yellow card for J. d. Oliveira (Ponte Preta) for foul.
- 12'Attempt saved. Thalisson Gabriel (Ceará), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 16'Attempt missed. Léo Gomes (Ponte Preta), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 18'Attempt missed. Elvis (Ponte Preta), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 19'Second yellow card for J. d. Oliveira (Ponte Preta), who is sent off.
- 21'Yellow card for Diego Porfirio (Ponte Preta) for argument.
- 22'Substitution, Ponte Preta: D. Leão comes on for Kevyson.
- 23'Corner, Ponte Preta.
- 24'Attempt saved. David (Ponte Preta), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.48.
- 26'Attempt missed. B. Borges (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 27'Attempt blocked. Vina (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 29'Goal! Ceará 1-0 Ponte Preta. L. Holanda (Ceará) scores, assisted by G. Pavani.
- 29'Attempt blocked. G. Pavani (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 32'Offside, Ceará.
- 41'Attempt missed. Brandão (Ponte Preta), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 43'Yellow card for L. Cunha (Ponte Preta) for foul.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. G. Pavani (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. Vina (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 45'Half-time. Ceará 1-0 Ponte Preta.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Ponte Preta: R. de Souza comes on for David.
- 49'Substitution, Ceará: L. Otávio comes on for Thalisson Gabriel.
- 49'Offside, Ceará.
- 56'Offside, Ceará.
- 57'Attempt saved. Sávio (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 60'Offside, Ceará.
- 62'Substitution, Ceará: Melk comes on for N. Ferreira.
- 62'Substitution, Ceará: Richardson comes on for G. Pavani.
- 64'Substitution, Ponte Preta: Baianinho comes on for S. Palacios.
- 65'Attempt missed. Giulio (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 65'Attempt saved. L. Holanda (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 67'Attempt missed. Giulio (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 69'Yellow card for J. Gabriel (Ceará) for time wasting.
- 69'Corner, Ponte Preta.
- 70'Attempt saved. L. Holanda (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.39.
- 70'Corner, Ceará.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Melk (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 78'Goal! Ceará 2-0 Ponte Preta. Giulio (Ceará) scores, assisted by G. Rocha.
- 82'Attempt saved. L. Holanda (Ceará), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt blocked. Léo Gomes (Ponte Preta), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 82'Corner, Ceará.
- 83'Substitution, Ponte Preta: G. Telles comes on for André.
- 83'Substitution, Ponte Preta: G. Almeida comes on for Elvis.
- 83'Attempt missed. Vina (Ceará), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 84'Substitution, Ceará: L. Mugni comes on for Vina.
- 84'Substitution, Ceará: R. López comes on for L. Holanda.
- 86'Yellow card for G. Almeida (Ponte Preta) for foul.
- 89'Attempt missed. L. Mugni (Ceará), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. L. Mugni (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90+2'Corner, Ceará.
- 90'Full-time. Ceará 2-0 Ponte Preta.