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Fortaleza EC and Rosario Central draw in thrilling Copa Sudamericana clash
Rosario, Argentina – Fortaleza EC and Rosario Central played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in the Round of 16 of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. The match, played at the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, was marked by an early exchange of goals and a high number of yellow cards.
Fortaleza EC opened the scoring in the 2nd minute through a goal from Marinho, but Rosario Central responded quickly with a goal from A. Sandez in the 6th minute. Both teams had chances to score, but were unable to find the back of the net for the rest of the game.
The match was marred by the aggression of both teams, which resulted in a total of 8 yellow cards. Fortaleza EC received 4 yellow cards, while Rosario Central received 4.
Despite the draw, Fortaleza EC had the better performance in terms of shots on goal, with 3 shots on goal compared to Rosario Central’s 5. However, Rosario Central dominated possession, with 55% possession against Fortaleza EC’s 45%.
The match ended with a final score of 1-1, forcing both teams to play a return leg in Brazil to determine who progresses to the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals.
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Substitutions fortaleza ec: at minute 4 Yago Pikachu came in and Marinho went out., at minute 65 Emmanuel Martinez came in and T. Pochettino went out., at minute 65 Moises came in and Renato Kayzer went out., at minute 81 I. Machuca came in and Yago Pikachu went out., at minute 82 Ze Welison came in and Matheus Rossetto went out.
Substitutions rosario central: at minute 55 I. Malcorra came in and M. Lovera went out., at minute 72 A. Modica came in and E. Copetti went out., at minute 73 K. Ortiz came in and M. Martinez went out., at minute 73 M. Barbieri came in and C. Quintana went out., at minute 85 L. Giaccone came in and J. Gomez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rosario Central
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