Match Report


CruzeiroCruzeiro     Fortaleza Esporte ClubeFortaleza Esporte Clube
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Franco FloresF. Flores67
G
1captain
G
61Roberto Da S. CorreaR. Correa
Paquito MontesP. Montes61
D
2
D
72Rúben AldairR. Aldair
Rui JorginhoR. Jorginho59
D
3
D
56Breno GónzalezB. Gónzalez
Rúben CribariR. Cribari59
D
4
D
55Willington VazquezW. Vazquez
Willington CanalesW. Canales59
D
5
D
54Lucca MoraesL. Moraes
Marco RibeiroM. Ribeiro81
M
6
M
69Luis Nazario DidaL. Dida
Arthurt AzevedoA. Azevedo69
M
7
M
69Leandro VelaL. Vela
Byron ParkerB. Parker66
M
8
M
65Mateus FernandezM. Fernandez
Facundo SosaF. Sosa66
M
captain9
A
61Yuri OliveiraY. Oliveira
Marcos Vinicius TeixeiraM. Teixeira65
A
10
A
59Martim AlexM. Alex
Vítor Hugo JulinhoV. Julinho58
A
11
A
54Marcio De SouzaM. De Souza
 
Francesco AmaralF. Amaral61
G
12
G
59Angelo De S. DidaA. Dida
Mateus IñacioM. Iñacio58
G
13
G
57Roger ElcockR. Elcock
Raul CavalcanteR. Cavalcante57
G
14
A
54Vinicius GomezV. Gomez

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mineirão where Cruzeiro play host to Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cruzeiro are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Fortaleza Esporte Clube appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Isaac Cribari.


0.00
Cruzeiro kick off!
3.33
Facundo Sosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Vítor Hugo Julinho. Vítor Hugo Julinho beats his man to it with a header. Roberto Da S. Correa didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
4.44
Luis Nazario Dida flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Oliveira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yuri Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rúben Cribari.
12.33
Breno Gónzalez hacks Marcos Vinicius Teixeira from behind! The referee calls over Breno Gónzalez and shows him a yellow card! Marcos Vinicius Teixeira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.17
Leandro Vela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martim Alex. Martim Alex threads a neat, attacking ball through to Marcio De Souza. Marcio De Souza rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.35
Willington Vazquez makes a simple pass to Leandro Vela. Leandro Vela makes a probing pass to Yuri Oliveira. Yuri Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paquito Montes.
28.31
Arthurt Azevedo catches Mateus Fernandez on the ankles. The referee calls over Arthurt Azevedo and shows him a yellow card! Mateus Fernandez runs off the knock.
30.58
Rúben Cribari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthurt Azevedo. Arthurt Azevedo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Arthurt Azevedo threads a neat, attacking ball through to Vítor Hugo Julinho. Some silky footwork from Vítor Hugo Julinho provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Roberto Da S. Correa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.02
Paquito Montes clumsily knocks into Yuri Oliveira. Paquito Montes is given a warning by the referee! Yuri Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.06
Rui Jorginho threads a neat ball through to Facundo Sosa. Facundo Sosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vítor Hugo Julinho. Vítor Hugo Julinho whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marcos Vinicius Teixeira!
39.37
Paquito Montes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Byron Parker. Byron Parker brings the ball forward. Byron Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Breno Gónzalez.
40.15
With a delightful solo run, Byron Parker stretches the opposition's defence. Byron Parker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.02
Willington Vazquez knocks the ball forward to Leandro Vela. Leandro Vela threads the ball through to Marcio De Souza. Marcio De Souza shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cruzeiro appear unchanged since the first half. Fortaleza Esporte Clube also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Fortaleza Esporte Clube kicking off!
49.04
Marcio De Souza hacks Rui Jorginho from behind! The referee calls over Marcio De Souza and shows him a yellow card! Rui Jorginho runs off the knock.
51.39
Willington Vazquez takes it forward alone. Willington Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Yuri Oliveira. Yuri Oliveira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.35
Vítor Hugo Julinho barges into Lucca Moraes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lucca Moraes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.25
Fortaleza Esporte Clube have made a substitution with Roger Elcock replacing Luis Nazario Dida .
63.44
Byron Parker flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rúben Aldair.
67.07
Rui Jorginho threads a neat ball through to Arthurt Azevedo. Arthurt Azevedo makes a simple pass to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.29
Rúben Cribari flicks a high pass forward to Facundo Sosa who brings the ball neatly under control. Facundo Sosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Vítor Hugo Julinho. Vítor Hugo Julinho whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Roberto Da S. Correa!
71.42
Byron Parker flicks a high pass forward. Vítor Hugo Julinho collects the pass. Vítor Hugo Julinho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Willington Vazquez.
73.39
Willington Vazquez punts the ball hopefully upfield. Yuri Oliveira makes a great pass forward. Marcio De Souza runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
77.32
Fortaleza Esporte Clube have made a substitution with Angelo De S. Dida replacing Breno Gónzalez .
78.40
Marco Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Roberto Da S. Correa.
79.41
Byron Parker changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Byron Parker whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Roberto Da S. Correa!
81.13
Roger Elcock threads a neat ball through to Marcio De Souza. Marcio De Souza knocks in a cross ball towards Martim Alex. Martim Alex whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Willington Canales is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
82.18
Mateus Fernandez takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Yuri Oliveira. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Yuri Oliveira provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.41
Byron Parker makes a probing pass to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Willington Vazquez.
89.45
Arthurt Azevedo comes in with a late challenge on Mateus Fernandez. The referee brings Arthurt Azevedo to one side and gives him a warning! Mateus Fernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cruzeiro

Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
22.8%
44.3%
32.9%

Scorers
Vítor Hugo Julinho 31
Marcos Vinicius Teixeira 36
Marcio De Souza 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Byron Parker of Cruzeiro

Match Ratings