Match Report


FluminenseFluminense     CruzeiroCruzeiro
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro WilsonP. Wilson69
G
1
G
67Franco FloresF. Flores
Jorge D. CortezJ. Cortez67
D
captain2
D
63Ian MontesI. Montes
António SilvaA. Silva64
D
3
D
61Paquito MontesP. Montes
Luis GarridoL. Garrido62
D
4
D
59Rui JorginhoR. Jorginho
Julio UstruckJ. Ustruck67
M
5
D
59Rúben CribariR. Cribari
Germán SeguraG. Segura61
M
6
M
81Marco RibeiroM. Ribeiro
Thales AthirsonT. Athirson50
M
7
M
69Arthurt AzevedoA. Azevedo
Matheus Henrique MozartM. Mozart50
M
8
M
68Mauricio VigilM. Vigil
Henry SmithH. Smith73
A
9captain
M
66Facundo SosaF. Sosa
Randy DuftyR. Dufty70
A
10
A
65Marvin EdwardsM. Edwards
Victor RomanV. Roman65
A
11
A
58Vítor Hugo JulinhoV. Julinho
 
Francisco MozartF. Mozart65
A
12
M
66Byron ParkerB. Parker
Luiz Felipe RaiL. Rai60
D
13
G
61Francesco AmaralF. Amaral
Marcelo MozartM. Mozart59
G
14
D
59Willington CanalesW. Canales

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Maracanã  where Fluminense play host to Cruzeiro. A crowd of 12,591 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fluminense are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cruzeiro appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Warley Anderson.


0.00
Fluminense start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.20
Thales Athirson threads a neat ball through to Randy Dufty. Randy Dufty finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
9.28
Luis Garrido makes a simple pass to Thales Athirson. Thales Athirson flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Smith. Henry Smith knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Roman. Victor Roman connects with a diving header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
14.18
Julio Ustruck makes a beautiful solo run. Julio Ustruck whips in a cross ball towards Henry Smith. Henry Smith gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.27
Thales Athirson makes a simple pass to Victor Roman. Victor Roman knocks in a cross ball towards Randy Dufty. Randy Dufty makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.14
Germán Segura passes the ball forward to Victor Roman. Victor Roman whips in a cross ball towards Henry Smith. Henry Smith heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Franco Flores.
26.06
Mauricio Vigil knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Edwards. Marvin Edwards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.14
Matheus Henrique Mozart controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Roman. Victor Roman shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
28.16
Germán Segura comes in with a late challenge on Arthurt Azevedo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arthurt Azevedo runs off the knock.
32.45
Ian Montes clumsily knocks into Victor Roman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor Roman runs off the knock.
33.16
Mauricio Vigil flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Edwards controls it well on his chest. Marvin Edwards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge D. Cortez.
34.06
Rui Jorginho comes in with a late challenge on Henry Smith. The referee calls over Rui Jorginho and shows him a yellow card! Henry Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.20
Arthurt Azevedo advances with the ball. Arthurt Azevedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.59
Thales Athirson comes in with a late challenge on Marco Ribeiro. Thales Athirson is given a warning by the referee! Marco Ribeiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.50
Luis Garrido catches Vítor Hugo Julinho on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vítor Hugo Julinho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.54
Luis Garrido controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thales Athirson. Thales Athirson flicks a high pass forward. Henry Smith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Smith finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fluminense appear unchanged since the first half. Cruzeiro also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cruzeiro kick off!
60.28
Fluminense have made a substitution with Marcelo Mozart replacing Pedro Wilson .
61.36
Marco Ribeiro clumsily knocks into Matheus Henrique Mozart. The referee brings Marco Ribeiro to one side and gives him a warning! Matheus Henrique Mozart runs off the knock.
65.01
Arthurt Azevedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Edwards. Marvin Edwards lofts in a cross ball towards Vítor Hugo Julinho. Vítor Hugo Julinho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.37
Facundo Sosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Edwards. Marvin Edwards flicks the ball to his team mate, Vítor Hugo Julinho. Vítor Hugo Julinho comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
75.15
Mauricio Vigil flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Edwards collects the pass. Marvin Edwards tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
78.38
Rui Jorginho threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Vigil. Mauricio Vigil flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Edwards who takes it down. Marvin Edwards lofts in a cross ball towards Vítor Hugo Julinho. Vítor Hugo Julinho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.14
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.39
Germán Segura threads the ball through to Victor Roman. Victor Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Smith. Henry Smith makes a deft header but Franco Flores is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Fluminense

Cruzeiro
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
29.4%
50%
20.6%

Scorers
Henry Smith 14
Randy Dufty 18
Vítor Hugo Julinho 65, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vítor Hugo Julinho of Cruzeiro

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Wilson (GK)
6
2.Jorge D. Cortez (DEF)
6
3.António Silva (DEF)
6
4.Luis Garrido (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Julio Ustruck (MID)
7
6.Germán Segura (MID)yellow card
5
7.Thales Athirson (MID)
6
8.Matheus Henrique Mozart (MID)
6
9.Henry Smith (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Randy Dufty (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Victor Roman (ATT)
7
 
12.Francisco Mozart (ATT)
0
13.Luiz Felipe Rai (DEF)
0
14.Marcelo Mozart (GK)
6

1.Franco Flores (GK)
7
2.Ian Montes (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Paquito Montes (DEF)
6
4.Rui Jorginho (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Rúben Cribari (DEF)
6
6.Marco Ribeiro (MID)
6
7.Arthurt Azevedo (MID)
6
8.Mauricio Vigil (MID)
6
9.Facundo Sosa (MID)
6
10.Marvin Edwards (ATT)
7
11.Vítor Hugo Julinho (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Byron Parker (MID)
0
13.Francesco Amaral (GK)
0
14.Willington Canales (DEF)
0