Walter saves penalty, Mirassol beat Fortaleza at Castelão | OneFootball

Mirassol defeated Fortaleza 1-0 on Sunday night at Arena Castelão in Fortaleza, during the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. Edson Carioca scored the only goal of the match, which also featured a penalty saved by goalkeeper Walter.

With this result, Mirassol secured their eighth victory and remains in sixth place with 32 points, as Botafogo also won in the round and is ahead in the standings. Fortaleza, on the other hand, remains in 19th place with 15 points, four less than Vasco, the first team outside the relegation zone.

Mirassol returns to the field for the Brasileirão next Sunday, when they host Bahia at Campos Maia Stadium at 6:30 PM (Brasília time). Meanwhile, Fortaleza will visit Internacional on the same day at Beira-Rio at 8:30 PM.

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The Game

The main events of the match were concentrated in the first half. At 12 minutes, Lucas Ramon received from Gabriel in the area and opened the scoring for Mirassol. However, the goal was disallowed by the referee after VAR review.

The São Paulo team kept pressing and scored again against Fortaleza at 16 minutes. Edson Carioca overcame a challenge with the opposing defense, gained possession, and finished from inside the area.

In the next minute, Allanzinho was brought down by Reinaldo in the area, and the referee awarded a penalty to Fortaleza. Bareiro took the shot but was stopped by Walter, who also saved the rebound.

The referee awarded another penalty to the home team at 39 minutes after the ball hit Danielzinho's hand. However, after reviewing the play on VAR, he overturned the decision.

MATCH DETAILS FORTALEZA 0 X 1 MIRASSOL

Location: Arena Castelão, Fortaleza (CE) Date: August 24, 2025 (Sunday) Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time) Referee: Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos Assistants: Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Mato and Luanderson Lima dos Santos VAR: Wagner Reway Yellow Cards: Marinho, Bareiro, Pikachu, and Matheus Pereira (Fortaleza) / Lucas Ramon and João Victor (Mirassol)

Goal: Edson Carioca, at 16 minutes of the 1st half (Mirassol)

FORTALEZA: Helton Leite; Mancuso, Gastón Ávila, Gustavo Mancha, and Bruno Pacheco (Weverson); Matheus Pereira, Lucas Sasha (Yago Pikachu), Pablo Roberto (Pochettino), and Lucca Prior; Allanzinho (Marinho) and Bareiro (Lucero). Coach: Renato Paiva.

MIRASSOL: Walter; Lucas Ramon, João Victor, Jemmes, and Reinaldo; Neto Moura (Roni), Danielzinho, and José Aldo (Chico Kim); Negueba (Yago Felipe), Chico da Costa (Carlos Eduardo), and Edson Carioca (Cristian). Coach: Rafael Guanaes.

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