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Fortaleza Stuns Flamengo in Match Dominated by Red and Black Possession
Fortaleza, Brazil – In a match where possession dictated the rhythm, Fortaleza EC secured a valuable victory against Flamengo at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Despite Flamengo’s overwhelming ball possession, holding 81% compared to Fortaleza’s 19%, the home side capitalized on their opportunity. Breno Lopes opened the scoring for Fortaleza in the 12th minute, assisted by J. Herrera.
While Flamengo generated a greater number of shots, 13 in total, only 3 managed to trouble the local goalkeeper, demonstrating Fortaleza’s defensive solidity. Fortaleza, with only 5 attempts on goal, proved to be more effective. The match was also marked by a contested game, with a total of 19 fouls committed between both teams, resulting in a yellow card for each side: Breno Lopes of Fortaleza in the 14th minute and Leo Pereira of Flamengo in the 48th. Flamengo had 10 corner kicks compared to Fortaleza’s 4. The victory allows Fortaleza to add important points in Serie A, while Flamengo will have to rethink their strategy for the upcoming matches.
Substitutions flamengo: at minute 54 Bruno Henrique came in and Luiz Araujo went out., at minute 65 Samuel Lino came in and Michael went out., at minute 65 G. Plata came in and Wallace Yan went out., at minute 87 Jorginho came in and Juninho went out.
Substitutions fortaleza ec: at minute 62 A. Bareiro came in and Moises went out., at minute 71 Pierre came in and Yago Pikachu went out., at minute 71 J. Herrera came in and Rodrigo went out., at minute 78 T. Pochettino came in and Matheus Rossetto went out., at minute 78 Breno Lopes came in and Kayke went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fortaleza EC
Flamengo
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