FORTALEZA. Ceará overcomes Fluminense 1-0 after V. scored a penalty (7′). Fluminense was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
Ceará remained in 10 people after G. Dias received a red card in the 29′. Anyway, Ceará still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium in Fortaleza on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus with the assistance of Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Evandro de Melo Lima. The 4th official was José Denis Garcês Lima. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 8 Total 20
- 2 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 18
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 77 Attack 107
- 20 Dangerous attack 70
- 57 Ball safe 62
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fluminense had a strong ball possession 72% while Ceará was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fluminense was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ceará found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Ceará shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Fluminense shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Ceará received 4 yellow cards (Messias, Willian Oliveira, S. Mendoza and Fabinho). Regarding the opposition, Fluminense received 2 yellow cards (Fred and Andre).
(Ceará) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (29′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Ceará will have 36 points to stay in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Fluminense will stay with 39 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Ceará will host Cuiabá on the 7th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Ceará (1 draw).
Fluminense will host Sport Recife on the 7th of November with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Fluminense (6 draws).
Ceará – Formation
Ceará
90'
29'
77'
7'
Ceará adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tiago Retzalff Nunes decided to play with the following team: João Ricardo , Gabriel Dias , Messias , Luiz Otávio , Bruno Pacheco , Fabinho , Fernando Sobral , Erick , Vina , Stiven Mendoza and Jael .
The home team had on the bench: Kelvyn, Rick , Jorginho, Gabriel Lacerda , Gabriel Santos, Igor , William Oliveira , Hélio Borges, Richard, Airton, Marlon and Lima.
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: Jael for Igor (33′), Erick for G. Lacerda (60′), Fernando Sobral for R. Jhonatan (77′), Vinicius for Willian Oliveira (77′) and S. Mendoza for Gabriel (78′).
Best player: Vina
The player that probably impressed the most for Ceará was Vina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Fluminense – Formation
Fluminense
Also Fluminense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Marco Aurelio De Oliveira played with: Marcos Felipe , Samuel Xavier , Nino , David Braz , Marlon , Matheus Martinelli , André , Luiz Henrique , Jhon Arias , Caio Paulista and Abel Hernández .
These were the players on the bench: Calegari, Luccas Claro, Wallace, Matheus Ferraz, Muriel, Lucca , Danilo Barcelos , Raúl Bobadilla , Wellington, Gustavo Apis , Fred and Manoel.
Substitutions
Fluminense made 5 changes: C. Paulista for Fred (46′), Andre for Gustavo (46′), S. Xavier for D. Barcelos (56′), Henrique Luiz for Lucca (71′) and A. Hernandez for R. Bobadilla (80′).
Best player: Danilo Barcelos
The player that probably impressed the most for Fluminense was Danilo Barcelos.
His rating is with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 11 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- São Paulo – Internacional – 1-0
- América Mineiro – Fortaleza – 2-1
- Grêmio – Palmeiras – 1-3
- Ceará – Fluminense – 1-0
- Sport Recife – Atlético GO – 2-0
