 
Sport vs Ceará, 2025 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Sport are hosting Ceará 
at Ilha do Retiro, Recife, Brazil, starting on 
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by João Silva.
- 6': Bruno Ferreira (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Derik Lacerda (Sport Recife).
- 6': Derik Lacerda (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Ferreira (Ceará).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Fernandinho (Ceará).
- 9': Pedro Augusto (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Fernandinho (Ceará) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Zé Lucas (Sport Recife).
- 14': Foul by Fabiano Souza (Ceará).
- 14': Romarinho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Aderlan.
- 18': Attempt saved. Antonio Galeano (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife). Assisted by Vinicius Zanocelo.
- 20': Foul by Romarinho (Sport Recife).
- 20': Matheus Bahia (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Fernandinho (Ceará) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife). Assisted by Pedro Raul.
- 24': Foul by Lucas Mugni (Ceará).
- 24': Romarinho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Pedro Augusto (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bruno Ferreira (Ceará). Assisted by Matheusinho.
- 30': Attempt missed. Luan Cândido (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
- 31': Offside, Ceará. Pedro Raul is caught offside.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Raul (Ceará).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Offside, Ceará. Pedro Raul is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Zé Lucas (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
- 37': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Lourenço.
- 38': Fernandinho (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Matheusinho (Sport Recife).
- 39': Foul by Lucas Mugni (Ceará).
- 39': Zé Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Zé Lucas (Sport Recife).
- 40': Lourenço (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Fernandinho (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Aderlan (Sport Recife).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Pedro Augusto.
- 44': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Aderlan.
- 45': Foul by Lucas Mugni (Ceará).
- 45': Matheusinho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sport Recife 0, Ceará 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sport Recife 0, Ceará 0.
- 46': Foul by Lucas Mugni (Ceará).
- 46': Pedro Augusto (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Lucas Mugni (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Augusto (Sport Recife).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Fernandinho (Ceará) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Aderlan (Sport Recife).
- 50': Aderlan (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lourenço (Ceará) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Antonio Galeano (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lourenço.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Pedro Raul (Ceará) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Ceará) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mugni (Ceará) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Zé Lucas (Sport Recife).
- 57': Matheus Bahia (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Aderlan (Sport Recife).
- 59': Matheus Bahia (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceará).
- 61': Romarinho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Fernandinho (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Lucas Lima (Sport Recife).
- 63': Substitution, Sport Recife. Sérgio Oliveira replaces Pedro Augusto.
- 63': Foul by Antonio Galeano (Ceará).
- 63': Luan Cândido (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Lourenço (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife).
- 67': Attempt missed. Derik Lacerda (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
- 68': Foul by Lucas Mugni (Ceará).
- 68': Romarinho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Substitution, Ceará. Vina replaces Lucas Mugni.
- 70': Offside, Sport Recife. Aderlan is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Luan Cândido (Sport Recife) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Bruno Ferreira (Ceará). Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Sérgio Oliveira (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luan Cândido.
- 72': Attempt missed. Vina (Ceará) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Galeano.
- 73': Substitution, Sport Recife. Igor Cariús replaces João Silva.
- 73': Substitution, Sport Recife. Chrystian Barletta replaces Matheusinho.
- 74': Antonio Galeano (Ceará) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Igor Cariús (Sport Recife).
- 74': Igor Cariús (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Ceará. Rafael Ramos replaces Matheus Bahia.
- 75': Substitution, Ceará. Pedro Henrique replaces Fernandinho.
- 75': Attempt saved. Pedro Raul (Ceará) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife).
- 76': Aderlan (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Ceará).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aderlan.
- 76': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Lourenço.
- 77': Attempt saved. Igor Cariús (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bruno Ferreira (Ceará). Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
- 77': Bruno Ferreira (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Igor Cariús (Sport Recife).
- 78': Attempt missed. Vina (Ceará) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Galeano with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceará).
- 80': Sérgio Oliveira (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Sérgio Oliveira (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bruno Ferreira (Ceará).
- 81': Bruno Ferreira (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Rafael Thyere (Sport Recife).
- 81': Rafael Thyere (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Sérgio Oliveira (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romarinho.
- 83': Goal! Sport Recife 0, Ceará 1. Pedro Raul (Ceará) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Henrique.
- 84': Pedro Raul (Ceará) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 85': Foul by Pedro Raul (Ceará).
- 85': Luan Cândido (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Sport Recife. Pablo replaces Zé Lucas.
- 85': Substitution, Ceará. Paulo Baya replaces Antonio Galeano.
- 85': Substitution, Ceará. Richardson replaces Pedro Raul.
- 86': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Pedro Henrique.
- 86': Attempt missed. Igor Cariús (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Romarinho (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 87': Goal! Sport Recife 1, Ceará 1. Igor Cariús (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Fabiano Souza (Ceará).
- 88': Igor Cariús (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Luan Cândido (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bruno Ferreira (Ceará). Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Vina (Ceará).
- 89': Pablo (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Derik Lacerda (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Marllon.
- 90': Attempt missed. Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Marllon.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lourenço (Ceará).
- 90'+2': Pablo (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Pablo (Sport Recife) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Derik Lacerda.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Vina (Ceará) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Pedro Henrique (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gabriel Vasconcelos (Sport Recife).
- 90'+5': Derik Lacerda (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceará).
- 90'+5': Foul by Fabiano Souza (Ceará).
- 90'+5': Igor Cariús (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sport Recife 1, Ceará 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sport Recife 1, Ceará 1.
Statistics
|  CEA | SPO  | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 | 
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 2 | Offsides | 1 | 
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 | 
| 5 | Saves | 7 | 
| 42 | Possession | 58 | 
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 | 
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 | 
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 342 | 
| 290 | Passes | 407 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 | 
| 20 | Crosses | 27 | 
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 | 
| 44 | Long Balls | 36 | 
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 | 
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 3 | 
| 14 | Tackles | 6 | 
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 | 
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 | 
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 34 | 
| 36 | Clearances | 34 | 
Game Information
 Competition: Brazilian Serie A
 
Venue: Ilha do Retiro
Location: Recife, Brazil
Attendance: 14,494
Venue: Ilha do Retiro
Location: Recife, Brazil
Attendance: 14,494
Brazil Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 29 | +27 | 62 | 
| 2 | Flamengo | 29 | +40 | 61 | 
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 30 | +21 | 57 | 
| 4 | Mirassol | 30 | +21 | 55 | 
Line-Ups
 Sport (4-2-3-1)
Sport (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel (GK) | 
| 15 | Rafael Thyere  | 
| 6 | João Silva | 
| 36 | Luan Cândido | 
| 13 | Aderlan Silva  | 
| 10 | Lucas Lima | 
| 28 | Pedro Augusto | 
| 58 | Zé Lucas | 
| 18 | Derik Lacerda  | 
| 11 | Romarinho | 
| 17 | Matheuzinho | 
 Ceará (4-2-3-1)
Ceará (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 94 | Bruno (GK) | 
| 23 | Willian Machado | 
| 3 | Marllon | 
| 79 | Matheus Bahia | 
| 70 | Fabiano | 
| 10 | Lucas Mugni  | 
| 25 | Vinicius | 
| 97 | Lourenco | 
| 9 | Pedro Raúl | 
| 77 | Fernando | 
| 27 | Antonio Galeano | 
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