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Chaos in Fortaleza: Vasco da Gama Claims Victory in Card-Laden Match
Fortaleza, Brazil – In a match held at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Vasco da Gama defeated Fortaleza EC in a Serie A game marked by tension and controversy. Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio had a busy night, handing out yellow and red cards to both teams.
The match began with an intense pace, evidenced by early cautions to G. Avila for Fortaleza and Coutinho for Vasco da Gama, both in the 34th minute. Just before halftime, Hugo Moura of Vasco da Gama saw a straight red card, leaving his team with ten men. However, this did not prevent Rayan from opening the scoring for Vasco da Gama just before the break, assisted by Coutinho, making it 0-1.
After the break, the intensity did not wane. B. Kuscevic of Fortaleza received a yellow card in the 48th minute. In the final stretch of the match, David extended Vasco da Gama’s lead in the 82nd minute, with no apparent assist, bringing the score to 0-2. In a chaotic end to the match, Fortaleza EC saw three of their players, A. Bareiro, Pablo Roberto, and B. Kuscevic, being sent off in added time, culminating in a disastrous night for the home team. The match ended with Fortaleza down to eight men, Vasco da Gama also with ten, and a final score of 0-2 in favor of the visitors.
While Fortaleza dominated possession with 56% and generated a higher number of shots (27 in total, 9 on target), they failed to convert their superiority into goals. Vasco da Gama, on the other hand, was more effective, capitalizing on the opportunities they had to take all three points. The match recorded 10 corners for Fortaleza and 2 for Vasco da Gama. Fortaleza committed 27 fouls, while Vasco da Gama committed 6.
Substitutions fortaleza ec: at minute 46 Rodrigo came in and Matheus Rossetto went out., at minute 60 J. Lucero came in and A. Bareiro went out., at minute 71 G. Avila came in and Deyverson went out., at minute 71 Y. Guzman came in and Moises went out., at minute 79 T. Pochettino came in and Yago Pikachu went out.
Substitutions vasco da gama: at minute 61 N. Moreira came in and David went out., at minute 61 C. A. Gomez came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 61 Coutinho came in and Matheus Franca went out., at minute 77 Lucas Piton came in and Victor Luis went out., at minute 88 Tche Tche came in and Mateus Carvalho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fortaleza EC
Vasco DA Gama
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