Flamengo vs Fortaleza, 2021 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Flamengo are hosting Fortaleza
at Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': David (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Willian Arão (Flamengo).
- 3': Attempt missed. Vitinho (Flamengo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matheuzinho.
- 5': Foul by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
- 5': Pedro (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Wellington Paulista (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by David.
- 6': Foul by Wellington Paulista (Fortaleza EC).
- 6': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Michael (Flamengo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC).
- 9': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Flamengo. Vitinho tries a through ball, but Michael is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Tinga.
- 12': Attempt saved. Matheuzinho (Flamengo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinho.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Matheuzinho (Flamengo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinho.
- 12': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Lucas Crispim.
- 17': Attempt missed. Vitinho (Flamengo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheuzinho.
- 18': Foul by Gerson (Flamengo).
- 18': Éderson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 20': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Caio (Flamengo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinho with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Goal! Flamengo 1, Fortaleza EC 0. Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Vargas.
- 27': Attempt missed. Michael (Flamengo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitinho.
- 27': Foul by Diego (Flamengo).
- 27': Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David.
- 28': Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Éderson (Fortaleza EC).
- 28': David (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Willian Arão (Flamengo).
- 30': Attempt saved. Michael (Flamengo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Henrique with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
- 30': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Tinga.
- 30': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Caio (Flamengo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vitinho with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Felipe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Vitinho (Flamengo).
- 32': Attempt missed. Pedro (Flamengo) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerson.
- 33': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David.
- 33': Foul by Michael (Flamengo).
- 33': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Pedro (Flamengo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheuzinho with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Wellington Paulista (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David with a headed pass.
- 38': Foul by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
- 38': Pedro (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC).
- 39': Matheuzinho (Flamengo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Titi.
- 43': Goal! Flamengo 2, Fortaleza EC 0. Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
- 45': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Flamengo).
- 45': Matheus Vargas (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Felipe (Fortaleza EC).
- 45': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Flamengo 2, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Flamengo 2, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Romarinho replaces Matheus Vargas.
- 45': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Ronald replaces Felipe.
- 46': Goal! Flamengo 2, Fortaleza EC 1. David (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Éderson.
- 47': Foul by Diego (Flamengo).
- 47': Ronald (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Vitinho (Flamengo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 49': Attempt missed. Matheuzinho (Flamengo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Éderson (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David.
- 52': Foul by Gerson (Flamengo).
- 52': Wellington Paulista (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Diego (Flamengo).
- 53': Romarinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 56': Foul by Diego (Flamengo).
- 56': Romarinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronald.
- 58': Foul by Vitinho (Flamengo).
- 58': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Felipe Alves tries a through ball, but Lucas Crispim is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Michael (Flamengo).
- 61': Tinga (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': David (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Matheuzinho (Flamengo).
- 63': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Rodrigo Caio.
- 64': Attempt saved. Vitinho (Flamengo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Henrique.
- 64': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Felipe Alves.
- 66': Substitution, Flamengo. João Gomes replaces Vitinho.
- 66': Substitution, Flamengo. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Pedro.
- 68': Foul by Gerson (Flamengo).
- 68': Titi (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Gerson (Flamengo) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Gomes.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Matheuzinho (Flamengo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Robson replaces Wellington Paulista.
- 72': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 73': Foul by João Gomes (Flamengo).
- 73': Robson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': João Gomes (Flamengo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Foul by Robson (Fortaleza EC).
- 75': Matheuzinho (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 76': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Diego Alves.
- 77': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Éderson tries a through ball, but Robson is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by João Gomes (Flamengo).
- 79': Éderson (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by David (Fortaleza EC).
- 81': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': David (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Flamengo. Renê replaces Filipe Luís.
- 83': Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Ronald (Fortaleza EC).
- 83': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Igor Torres replaces David.
- 84': Foul by Igor Torres (Fortaleza EC).
- 84': Renê (Flamengo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Robson (Fortaleza EC).
- 86': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
- 89': Rodrigo Muniz (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Diego (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Éderson (Fortaleza EC).
- 90': Corner, Flamengo. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 90'+1': Foul by Diego (Flamengo).
- 90'+1': Igor Torres (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Osvaldo replaces Lucas Crispim.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Flamengo. Hugo Moura replaces Diego.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Robson (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tinga with a cross.
- 90'+4': Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Éderson (Fortaleza EC).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Flamengo 2, Fortaleza EC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Flamengo 2, Fortaleza EC 1.
Statistics
 FOR |
FLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 286 | Passes | 470 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 25 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Estadio do Maracana
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue: Estadio do Maracana
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 8 | +9 | 19 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 8 | +5 | 16 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 8 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 7 | +8 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Flamengo (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Alves (GK) |
| 3 | Rodrigo Caio |
| 5 | Willian Arão |
| 16 | Filipe Luís |
| 34 | Mateuzinho |
| 10 | Diego |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 19 | Michael Delgado |
| 11 | Vitinho |
| 27 | Bruno Henrique |
| 21 | Pedro |
Fortaleza (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Felipe Alves (GK) |
| 5 | Marcelo Benevenuto |
| 44 | Titi |
| 2 | Tinga |
| 15 | Felipe |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 96 | Matheus Vargas |
| 10 | Lucas Crispim |
| 22 | Yago Pikachu |
| 17 | David |
| 9 | Wellington Paulista |
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