Fortaleza vs Sport, 2026 Brasileiro Serie B
· Brazilian Serie BAbout
Fortaleza are hosting Sport
at Arena Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie B.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Pierre (Fortaleza).
- 9': Luan Freitas (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Perotti (Sport Recife).
- 10': Attempt saved. Vitinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thiago Couto (Sport Recife). Assisted by Juan Miritello.
- 14': Foul by Vitinho (Fortaleza).
- 14': Zé Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Vitinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thiago Couto (Sport Recife).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Fernando.
- 19': Foul by Vitinho (Fortaleza).
- 19': Zé Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Benevenuto.
- 23': Rodrigo (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Perotti (Sport Recife).
- 24': Attempt saved. Luiz Fernando (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thiago Couto (Sport Recife). Assisted by Pierre.
- 25': Maurício Mucuri (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Felipinho (Sport Recife).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Fuentes.
- 28': Attempt saved. Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thiago Couto (Sport Recife). Assisted by Lucas Sasha with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Luiz Fernando (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Goal! Fortaleza 1, Sport Recife 0. Rodrigo (Fortaleza) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luan Freitas.
- 32': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza).
- 32': Zé Lucas (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 35': Foul by Pierre (Fortaleza).
- 35': Fábio Matheus (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Madson (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Biel with a cross.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo (Fortaleza).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre (Fortaleza).
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Zé Lucas (Sport Recife).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Substitution, Sport Recife. Pedro Martins replaces Zé Lucas because of an injury.
- 45': Foul by Rodrigo (Fortaleza).
- 45': Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pierre (Fortaleza).
- 45'+1': Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Fábio Matheus (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Biel following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Foul by Juan Miritello (Fortaleza).
- 45'+3': Zé Marcos (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Fortaleza 1, Sport Recife 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza 1, Sport Recife 0.
- 47': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Luan Freitas.
- 47': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Luiz Fernando.
- 49': Attempt saved. Biel (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
- 50': Attempt saved. Perotti (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Madson.
- 50': Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Zé Marcos (Sport Recife).
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Iury Castilho (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perotti.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Felipinho (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Biel.
- 57': Foul by Vitinho (Fortaleza).
- 57': Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Vitinho (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Vitinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Felipinho (Sport Recife).
- 57': Felipinho (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Juan Miritello (Fortaleza).
- 58': Zé Marcos (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Benevenuto (Sport Recife) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Rodrigo (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Pedro Martins (Sport Recife).
- 60': Foul by Vitinho (Fortaleza).
- 60': Felipinho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt saved. Perotti (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Madson with a headed pass.
- 61': Attempt missed. Iury Castilho (Sport Recife) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 62': Substitution, Fortaleza. Welliton replaces Vitinho.
- 62': Attempt saved. Iury Castilho (Sport Recife) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by João Ricardo (Fortaleza). Assisted by Pedro Martins with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Maurício Mucuri.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Gabriel Fuentes (Fortaleza).
- 65': Madson (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Perotti (Sport Recife) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipinho.
- 67': Foul by Juan Miritello (Fortaleza).
- 67': Zé Marcos (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Welliton (Fortaleza).
- 68': Benevenuto (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Felipinho (Sport Recife) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Iury Castilho.
- 69': Goal! Fortaleza 1, Sport Recife 1. Perotti (Sport Recife) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 71': Attempt saved. Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thiago Couto (Sport Recife). Assisted by Pierre with a through ball.
- 71': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Thiago Couto.
- 72': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza).
- 72': Zé Marcos (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Fortaleza. Lucas Crispim replaces Rodrigo.
- 73': Substitution, Fortaleza. Ryan Gustavo replaces Lucas Sasha.
- 73': Foul by Maurício Mucuri (Fortaleza).
- 73': Iury Castilho (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Maurício Mucuri (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Zé Marcos (Sport Recife).
- 74': Foul by Juan Miritello (Fortaleza).
- 74': Zé Marcos (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Perotti (Sport Recife).
- 76': Substitution, Sport Recife. Zé Gabriel replaces Biel.
- 76': Substitution, Sport Recife. Marlon Douglas replaces Chrystian Barletta.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Welliton (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Fernando.
- 80': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Gabriel Fuentes.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Iury Castilho (Sport Recife) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Douglas with a cross.
- 82': Attempt missed. Luiz Fernando (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maurício Mucuri with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, Fortaleza. Gazal replaces Emanuel Brítez.
- 83': Substitution, Fortaleza. Lucca Prior replaces Pierre.
- 83': Foul by Gazal (Fortaleza).
- 83': Perotti (Sport Recife) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Corner, Sport Recife. Conceded by Juan Miritello.
- 85': Foul by Lucca Prior (Fortaleza).
- 85': Zé Gabriel (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Sport Recife. Yago Felipe replaces Fábio Matheus.
- 86': Substitution, Sport Recife. Clayson replaces Iury Castilho.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pedro Martins (Sport Recife) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Douglas.
- 87': Offside, Sport Recife. Felipinho is caught offside.
- 88': Maurício Mucuri (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Clayson (Sport Recife).
- 89': Offside, Fortaleza. Maurício Mucuri is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Felipinho (Sport Recife) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+4': Foul by Maurício Mucuri (Fortaleza).
- 90'+4': Zé Gabriel (Sport Recife) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Goal! Fortaleza 2, Sport Recife 1. Welliton (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Miritello.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fortaleza 2, Sport Recife 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fortaleza 2, Sport Recife 1.
Statistics
 SPO |
FOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 451 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
| 505 | Passes | 334 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 22 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie B
Venue: Arena Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 8,339
Venue: Arena Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 8,339
Line-Ups
Fortaleza (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | João Ricardo (GK) |
| 4 | Luan |
| 2 | Emanuel Britez |
| 5 | Pierre |
| 18 | Gabriel Fuentes |
| 13 | Maurício Júnior  |
| 29 | Rodrigo Santos |
| 88 | Lucas Sasha |
| 32 | Luiz Fernando |
| 11 | Vitinho |
| 9 | Juan Miritello |
Sport (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Thiago Couto (GK) |
| 4 | Ze Marcos |
| 5 | Marcelo Benevenuto |
| 58 | Zé Lucas |
| 60 | Felipinho |
| 13 | Mádson |
| 47 | Fábio Matheus |
| 6 | Biel |
| 95 | Iury |
| 30 | Chrystian |
| 9 | Pedro Perotti |
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