Match Report


FlamengoFlamengo     Ceará SCCeará SC
Maurice Joseph ColeMaurice Joseph Cole Computer Player Computer Player
Juan ArteagaJ. Arteaga72
G
1
G
69Perry GruenebaumP. Gruenebaum
Gabriel RiveraG. Rivera72
D
2
D
67Bob RamosB. Ramos
Erwin AzogueE. Azogue80
D
3
D
67Raul AlvesR. Alves
Rodrigo OlivaresR. Olivares75
D
4
D
63Damián RodríguezD. Rodríguez
Lucas BatistutaL. Batistuta74
D
5
D
63Pedro Pires VieraP. Pires Viera
Derek CarterD. Carter77
M
6
M
72Afonso AldairA. Aldair
Oscar CaniggiaO. Caniggia79
M
7
M
70Arthur AllenA. Allen
Gelmin SantosG. Santos76
M
8captain
M
69Marcelo NavarroM. Navarro
Henrique FrancoH. Franco75
A
9
A
68Dwight JohnsonD. Johnson
Matias CostaM. Costa75
A
10
A
68André Roque JuniorA. Roque Junior
Juan ZambranoJ. Zambrano77
A
captain11
A
62Joaquim IñacioJ. Iñacio
 
Enrico GónzalezE. Gónzalez68
D
12
M
62Johnny AllenJ. Allen
Alexandre BernhardtA. Bernhardt68
M
13
G
58Santos B.J. MeloS. Melo
Paul RichardsonP. Richardson72
A
14
D
53Alexandre AthirsonA. Athirson

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Maracanã where Flamengo play host to Ceará SC. A crowd of 18,170 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Flamengo and Ceará SC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Souza.


0.00
The first half starts with Ceará SC kicking off!
2.34
Derek Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Perry Gruenebaum comfortably smothers it!
3.44
Arthur Allen passes the ball forward to Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Arteaga who gathers it comfortably.
8.09
Oscar Caniggia takes it forward alone. Oscar Caniggia edges inside the box! Oscar Caniggia strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.25
Gelmin Santos threads a neat ball through to Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.02
With imagination, Arthur Allen plays the ball forward to Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Erwin Azogue.
16.02
Dwight Johnson comes in with a late challenge on Rodrigo Olivares. Dwight Johnson is shown the yellow card! Rodrigo Olivares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.12
Erwin Azogue kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Caniggia. Oscar Caniggia threads a neat ball through to Matias Costa. Matias Costa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damián Rodríguez.
21.36
Rodrigo Olivares surges forward with the ball. Rodrigo Olivares flicks a high ball forward to Matias Costa who takes it down. Matias Costa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
22.24
Rodrigo Olivares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gelmin Santos. Gelmin Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano knocks the ball to his team mate, Matias Costa. Matias Costa rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
28.10
Rodrigo Olivares knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Caniggia. Oscar Caniggia makes a probing pass to Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco runs straight at the defence! Henrique Franco muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Flamengo!
33.25
Bob Ramos barges into Matias Costa. The referee warns Bob Ramos to calm down! Matias Costa runs off the knock.
36.23
Derek Carter sees Matias Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matias Costa plays a one-two with Henrique Franco and advances towards the goal... Matias Costa side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Perry Gruenebaum!
42.01
Gelmin Santos knocks the ball forward to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano knocks in a cross ball towards Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Perry Gruenebaum.
43.49
It's a corner kick. Gelmin Santos loops the ball in to towards the near post. Perry Gruenebaum punches the ball out of the danger area!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Flamengo appear unchanged since the first half. Ceará SC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ceará SC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Flamengo kicking off!
48.48
Erwin Azogue kicks a strong pass forward to Derek Carter. Derek Carter runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Derek Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Matias Costa. Matias Costa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Perry Gruenebaum gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
51.26
Gabriel Rivera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gelmin Santos. Gelmin Santos threads the ball through to Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.12
Damián Rodríguez kicks a strong pass forward to Marcelo Navarro. Marcelo Navarro threads the ball through to Joaquim Iñacio. Joaquim Iñacio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
55.11
Damián Rodríguez knocks the ball to his team mate, Afonso Aldair. Afonso Aldair passes the ball forward to André Roque Junior. André Roque Junior shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
57.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Gelmin Santos plays the ball forward to Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco rushes past Raul Alves! Henrique Franco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Bob Ramos.
60.12
Gelmin Santos passes the ball forward to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matias Costa but the linesman indicates offside!
66.37
Derek Carter threads the ball through to Henrique Franco. Henrique Franco knocks the ball forward to Matias Costa but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.15
Oscar Caniggia chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano plays a one-two with Matias Costa and advances towards the goal... Juan Zambrano side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
72.02
Afonso Aldair clumsily knocks into Gelmin Santos. The referee calls over Afonso Aldair and shows him a yellow card! Gelmin Santos runs off the knock.
75.55
Oscar Caniggia threads a neat ball through to Juan Zambrano. Juan Zambrano plays a one-two with Matias Costa and advances towards the goal... Juan Zambrano comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Perry Gruenebaum had no chance!! Goal for Flamengo!
77.55
Flamengo have made 2 substitutions with Enrico Gónzalez replacing Erwin Azogue and Paul Richardson replacing Henrique Franco .
78.01
Rodrigo Olivares flicks a high pass forward. Derek Carter collects the pass. Derek Carter flicks a high pass forward. Paul Richardson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Richardson knocks in a cross ball towards Matias Costa. Matias Costa connects with a diving header. Perry Gruenebaum manages to gather it effortlessly.
79.52
Gelmin Santos flicks a high pass forward. Paul Richardson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Richardson plays a sublime one-two with Matias Costa and races in on goal... Paul Richardson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Perry Gruenebaum is on top of it.
81.21
Arthur Allen flicks a high pass forward to Joaquim Iñacio who brings the ball under control. Joaquim Iñacio shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.22
Rodrigo Olivares kicks a strong pass forward to Derek Carter. Derek Carter makes a probing pass to Matias Costa. Matias Costa kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Zambrano but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Flamengo

Ceará SC
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
13
0
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.4%
27.6%
Play Area
23%
42.5%
34.5%

Scorers
Oscar Caniggia 8
Henrique Franco 28
Juan Zambrano 76

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Caniggia of Flamengo

Match Ratings