Ceara 2–1 Novorizontino
Ceara
2–1HT 0–1
Novorizontino
Ceara played Novorizontino in the Serie B on 18 September 2026 at Estadio Castelão. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 9'Julio Cesar Alves Goncalves — Yellow card
- 10'Patrick Marcos de Sousa Freitas — Yellow card
- 45+1'Enderson Alves Moreira — Yellow card
- 45+2'Bryan Borges Mascarenhas — Yellow card
- 45+4'Matheus Henrique Bianqui (assist by Madson Ferreira dos Santos)
- 48'Melquisedeque Costa De Oliveira
- 55'João Gabriel Santos Batista — Yellow card
- 61'Rian Bonfim De Santana (assist by Enzo Valentim Lodovico)
- 82'Matheus Henrique Bianqui — Yellow card
- 90+6'Robson — Yellow card
- 90+9'Richardson — Yellow card
- 90+10'Juninho — Yellow card
Line-ups
Ceara 4-2-3-1
- Richard
- Bryan
- Luiz Otávio
- Luiz Otávio
- Sanchez
- Joao Gabriel
- Júlio
- Enzo
- Richard
- N. Ferreira
- Saulo Mineiro
- SUBSTITUTES
- Rian Bonfim De Santana
- Giovanni Pavani
- Richardson
- Rafael Ramos
- Caíque França
- Vina
- Lucca
- Lenny Lobato
- Vini Uchella
- L. Mugni
- Matheus Araújo
- Sávio
- COACHES: Daniel Paulista
Novorizontino 4-2-3-1
- Jordi
- Madson
- Gabriel Bahia
- Patrick
- Sander
- Matheus Bianqui
- Luis Oyama
- Reidiney
- Romulo
- Nicolas Careca
- Robson
- SUBSTITUTES
- Diego Galo
- Maykon
- Tavinho
- Léo Naldi
- Marlon
- Eduardo Brock
- César
- Juninho
- Carlão
- Carlinhos
- Vinícius
- COACHES: Enderson Moreira
Match statistics
| Ceara | Novorizontino | |
|---|---|---|
| 242 | Accurate passes | 303 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 14 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 13 | Free kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 9 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 335 | Total passes | 384 |
| 8 | Total shots | 24 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 2 | Corners | 9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |