Match Report


CruzeiroCruzeiro     Fortaleza Esporte ClubeFortaleza Esporte Clube
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Franco FloresF. Flores67
G
1captain
G
59Angelo De S. DidaA. Dida
Raul PereiraR. Pereira66
D
2
D
72Rúben AldairR. Aldair
Ian MontesI. Montes63
D
3
D
56Breno GónzalezB. Gónzalez
Rúben CribariR. Cribari60
D
4
D
54Lucca MoraesL. Moraes
Willington CanalesW. Canales59
D
5
D
43Bruno MelendezB. Melendez
Mauricio VigilM. Vigil68
M
6
M
69Luis Nazario DidaL. Dida
Facundo SosaF. Sosa67
M
7
M
69Leandro VelaL. Vela
Byron ParkerB. Parker67
M
8
M
65Mateus FernandezM. Fernandez
João CavalcanteJ. Cavalcante62
M
captain9
A
61Yuri OliveiraY. Oliveira
Marcos Vinicius TeixeiraM. Teixeira65
A
10
A
59Martim AlexM. Alex
Santos B.J. CardosoS. Cardoso63
A
11
A
55Marcio De SouzaM. De Souza
 
Rui JorginhoR. Jorginho59
D
12
M
63Francelino DíazF. Díaz
Iago FerreiraI. Ferreira59
A
13
G
58Roger ElcockR. Elcock
Mateus IñacioM. Iñacio58
G
14
M
58Matheus AdailtonM. Adailton

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Mineirão where Cruzeiro play host to Fortaleza Esporte Clube. A crowd of 12,818 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
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 Warley Anderson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Cruzeiro kick off!
6.16
Bruno Melendez flicks a high ball forward to Luis Nazario Dida who takes it down. Luis Nazario Dida decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Nazario Dida lofts in a cross ball towards Yuri Oliveira. Yuri Oliveira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Fortaleza Esporte Clube are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
8.20
Leandro Vela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Oliveira. Yuri Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Marcio De Souza. Marcio De Souza makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.20
Mauricio Vigil flicks a high pass forward to Santos B.J. Cardoso who brings the ball under control. Santos B.J. Cardoso lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira makes a convincing header but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.01
Leandro Vela threads the ball through to Yuri Oliveira. Yuri Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.54
Luis Nazario Dida decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Nazario Dida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rúben Cribari.
21.11
Leandro Vela threads a neat ball through to Yuri Oliveira. Yuri Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franco Flores who gathers it comfortably.
27.19
Martim Alex barges into Willington Canales. The referee calls over Martim Alex and shows him a yellow card! Willington Canales stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.56
Luis Nazario Dida catches Byron Parker on the ankles. Luis Nazario Dida is given a warning by the referee! Byron Parker stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.00
Ian Montes knocks the ball to his team mate, Facundo Sosa. Facundo Sosa flicks a high pass forward to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira who brings the ball under control. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucca Moraes.
39.04
Yuri Oliveira barges into Raul Pereira. The referee calls over Yuri Oliveira and warns him to calm down! Raul Pereira stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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
Fortaleza Esporte Clube kick off the second half!
47.09
Willington Canales hits a low pass to Facundo Sosa. Facundo Sosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Santos B.J. Cardoso. Santos B.J. Cardoso shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.05
Seeing a gap ahead, João Cavalcante plays the ball forward to Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira plays a one-two with Santos B.J. Cardoso and rushes in on goal... Breno Gónzalez catches Marcos Vinicius Teixeira on the ankles. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
60.41
Fortaleza Esporte Clube have made a substitution with Roger Elcock replacing Luis Nazario Dida .
61.51
Roger Elcock knocks the ball forward to Marcio De Souza. Marcio De Souza controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.01
Ian Montes barges into Marcio De Souza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcio De Souza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.15
Byron Parker clumsily knocks into Roger Elcock. Byron Parker is shown the yellow card! Roger Elcock runs off the knock.
73.36
Rúben Cribari knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Vigil. Mauricio Vigil hits a low pass to Santos B.J. Cardoso. Santos B.J. Cardoso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.09
Byron Parker chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Santos B.J. Cardoso. Santos B.J. Cardoso connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.09
Fortaleza Esporte Clube have made a substitution with Francelino Díaz replacing Breno Gónzalez .
78.45
Leandro Vela sees Marcio De Souza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcio De Souza finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Franco Flores comfortably smothers it!
79.35
Rúben Cribari makes a probing pass to Byron Parker. Byron Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Vinicius Teixeira. Marcos Vinicius Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Angelo De S. Dida who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cruzeiro

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

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
31.3%
47.8%
20.9%

Scorers
Santos B.J. Cardoso 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Santos B.J. Cardoso of Cruzeiro

Match Ratings