Ceará 1-1 Cuiaba: Estadio Castelao sees frustrating draw

Ceará were helde ach other to a 1-1 draw by Cuiaba on Sunday at Estadio Castelao. Ceará were looking for a victory following a disappointing 0-0 draw with Atl. Mineiro in their previous game whilst Cuiaba had lost their previous match against Flamengo. Ceará and Cuiaba sit 16th, (34 points) and 17th, (31 points), spots respectively, after 32 matches.

After an uneventful first half, Cuiaba fought back the second half, when Deyverson found the net, at 82 minutes. In the end though, their celebrations were kept brief, as Jo equalised for Ceará just before the full time, leaving the final score at 1-1.

Both teams used all available substitutes. Substitutions for Ceará included Cleber Bomfim, Vinicius Goes and Guilherme Castilho for Gabriel Lacerda, Vinicius Lima and Richard, respectively, Cuiaba brought on Pepe, Gustavo Nescau and Daniel Guedes, to replace Rodriguinho, Deyverson and Rafael Gava.

The referee booked Richard, Nino Paraiba and Richard from Ceará. Cuiaba had the worst of it though, with Joaquim, Igor Carius, Denilson Alves Borges, Alan Empereur and Deyverson seeing yellow, and Igor Carius (2 yellow cards) then sent off with a red.

Ceará will next travel to Atlético Goianense, while Cuiaba will face Goiás EC at home.