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Ceará 2-1 Fortaleza · Brasileirão Serie B

Ceará beat Fortaleza 2-1 in the Brasileirão Serie B. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Ceará and Fortaleza met in the Brasileirão Serie B at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo in Fortaleza on Sunday, 17 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Ceará: Melk 58'; Júlio César 68'. Fortaleza: Maílton 28'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Ceará had 10 shots with 5 on target, Fortaleza 17 with 5 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Ceará and 2 to Fortaleza. Ceará conceded 20 fouls, Fortaleza 21. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for Ceará, 4 for Fortaleza).

Line-ups

Ceará started in a 4-2-3-1: Bruno Ferreira, Alex Silva, Éder, Luiz Otávio, Fernando, Dieguinho, Júlio César, Melk, João Gabriel, Gustavo Prado, Fernandinho.

Fortaleza started in a 3-4-2-1: Vinicius Silvestre, Luan Freitas, Ronald, Lucas Gazal, Maílton, Lucas Sasha, Rodrigo Santos, Maurício Júnior, Tomás Pochettino, Vitinho, Juan Miritello.

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Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Ceará 0-1 Fortaleza. Maílton (Fortaleza) converts the penalty.
  2. 45'Half-time. Ceará 0-1 Fortaleza.
  3. 58'Goal! Ceará 1-1 Fortaleza. Melk (Ceará) scores, assisted by E. Lodovico.
  4. 68'Goal! Ceará 2-1 Fortaleza. Júlio César (Ceará) scores, assisted by Melk.
Full commentary (48 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Ceará vs Fortaleza.
  2. 5'Attempt missed. T. Pochettino (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. Maílton (Fortaleza), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  4. 8'Attempt blocked. Éder (Ceará), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  5. 12'Attempt blocked. Fernando (Ceará), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  6. 13'Attempt blocked. Dieguinho (Ceará), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  7. 17'Attempt missed. T. Pochettino (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 19'Attempt missed. Luan Freitas (Fortaleza), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  9. 25'Attempt missed. Maílton (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 25'Attempt saved. Maílton (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 28'Goal! Ceará 0-1 Fortaleza. Maílton (Fortaleza) converts the penalty.
  12. 40'Yellow card for Vitinho (Fortaleza).
  13. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+3'Yellow card for J. Miritello (Fortaleza).
  15. 45'Half-time. Ceará 0-1 Fortaleza.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Ceará: Sánchez comes on for Fernando.
  18. 49'Yellow card for Maílton (Fortaleza).
  19. 49'Yellow card for A. Silva (Ceará).
  20. 51'Attempt missed. Vitinho (Fortaleza), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  21. 51'Attempt saved. J. Miritello (Fortaleza), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.37.
  22. 53'Substitution, Ceará: E. Lodovico comes on for A. Silva.
  23. 54'Attempt missed. M. Júnior (Fortaleza), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  24. 56'Attempt saved. Melk (Ceará), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  25. 58'Goal! Ceará 1-1 Fortaleza. Melk (Ceará) scores, assisted by E. Lodovico.
  26. 60'Substitution, Ceará: M. Araújo comes on for Fernandinho.
  27. 60'Substitution, Ceará: Giulio comes on for G. Prado.
  28. 61'Attempt missed. Sánchez (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  29. 63'Substitution, Fortaleza: Rodriguinho comes on for Vitinho.
  30. 67'Attempt saved. M. Araújo (Ceará), left-footed shot. xG 0.35.
  31. 68'Goal! Ceará 2-1 Fortaleza. Júlio César (Ceará) scores, assisted by Melk.
  32. 71'Attempt missed. M. Júnior (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  33. 74'Substitution, Fortaleza: Welliton comes on for T. Pochettino.
  34. 74'Attempt missed. L. Otávio (Ceará), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  35. 75'Substitution, Fortaleza: P. Baya comes on for Ronald.
  36. 77'Yellow card for Dieguinho (Ceará).
  37. 78'Attempt saved. Maílton (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  38. 79'Substitution, Ceará: L. Lima comes on for Dieguinho.
  39. 82'Attempt saved. J. Miritello (Fortaleza), header. xG 0.08.
  40. 86'Attempt missed. Maílton (Fortaleza), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  41. 87'Substitution, Fortaleza: L. Prior comes on for R. Santos.
  42. 89'Attempt blocked. P. Baya (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 89'Attempt blocked. P. Baya (Fortaleza), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  44. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+3'Yellow card for E. Lodovico (Ceará).
  46. 90+5'Yellow card for L. Sasha (Fortaleza).
  47. 90+6'Attempt saved. M. Araújo (Ceará), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.17.
  48. 90+8'Attempt missed. L. Prior (Fortaleza), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
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