
Fortaleza vs Grêmio, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Fortaleza are hosting Grêmio
at Castelão, Fortaleza, 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': Foul by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
- 1': Pepê (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) hits the left post with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards from a direct free kick.
- 3': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Grêmio) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Galhardo with a through ball.
- 5': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Geromel.
- 5': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Crispim following a corner.
- 6': Attempt missed. Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thiago Galhardo with a through ball.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Imanol Machuca (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yago Pikachu.
- 12': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Crispim with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Gonzalo Escobar (Fortaleza EC).
- 12': Pepê (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Pepê.
- 15': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Crispim with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Luis Suárez (Grêmio).
- 16': Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Sasha.
- 19': Foul by Pepê (Grêmio).
- 19': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dudu.
- 20': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Gabriel Grando.
- 21': Foul by Gonzalo Escobar (Fortaleza EC).
- 21': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 23': Attempt missed. Nathan (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Reinaldo (Grêmio).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt missed. Felipe Carballo (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Cristaldo.
- 27': Delay in match (Fortaleza EC).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Fortaleza EC).
- 30': João Galvão (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Foul by Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza EC).
- 32': Pepê (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Luis Suárez (Grêmio).
- 33': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Substitution, Grêmio. Ferreira replaces João Galvão.
- 37': Foul by Felipe Carballo (Grêmio).
- 37': Gonzalo Escobar (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Penalty conceded by Reinaldo (Grêmio) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 40': VAR Decision: Penalty Fortaleza EC.
- 44': Goal! Fortaleza EC 1, Grêmio 0. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 45'+2': Penalty Grêmio. Franco Cristaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Delay in match (Fortaleza EC).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Grêmio.
- 45'+5': Penalty missed. Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) right footed shot is too high.
- 45'+5': (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio).
- 45'+6': Foul by Pepê (Grêmio).
- 45'+6': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Fortaleza EC 1, Grêmio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza EC 1, Grêmio 0.
- 45': Substitution, Grêmio. Everton replaces Franco Cristaldo.
- 46': Ferreira (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Dudu (Fortaleza EC).
- 46': Attempt missed. Wálter Kannemann (Grêmio) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reinaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 49': Foul by Felipe Carballo (Grêmio).
- 49': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Wálter Kannemann (Grêmio).
- 53': Lucas Crispim (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Lucas Sasha tries a through ball, but Yago Pikachu is caught offside.
- 56': Ferreira (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza EC).
- 58': Attempt missed. Imanol Machuca (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Crispim following a fast break.
- 59': Foul by Nathan (Grêmio).
- 59': Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Nathan (Grêmio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Grêmio. Ronald Falkoski replaces Nathan.
- 60': Substitution, Grêmio. Lucas Besozzi replaces Felipe Carballo.
- 63': Offside, Grêmio. Wálter Kannemann tries a through ball, but Reinaldo is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Ferreira (Grêmio) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Dudu.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ronald Falkoski (Grêmio) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reinaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Pepê (Grêmio).
- 68': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 73': Foul by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
- 73': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Lucas Besozzi (Grêmio).
- 74': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Lucas Besozzi (Grêmio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Calebe replaces Yago Pikachu.
- 75': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Romarinho replaces Imanol Machuca.
- 75': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Lucas Sasha.
- 76': Attempt saved. Lucas Besozzi (Grêmio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reinaldo.
- 76': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Fernando Miguel.
- 79': Attempt missed. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romarinho.
- 80': Goal! Fortaleza EC 1, Grêmio 1. Luis Suárez (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reinaldo with a through ball.
- 83': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Tomás Pochettino replaces Lucas Crispim.
- 84': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tobias Figueiredo.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ferreira (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton.
- 89': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romarinho.
- 89': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Grêmio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferreira.
- 90': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Silvio Romero replaces Thiago Galhardo.
- 90': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Tinga replaces Dudu.
- 90': Substitution, Grêmio. Fábio replaces Ferreira.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Calebe (Fortaleza EC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pedro Augusto.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tinga.
- 90'+6': Foul by Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
- 90'+6': Luis Suárez (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Fernando Miguel.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Fábio (Grêmio) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reinaldo with a cross.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Everton (Grêmio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Gonzalo Escobar.
- 90'+8': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Everton (Grêmio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fortaleza EC 1, Grêmio 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fortaleza EC 1, Grêmio 1.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
5 | Saves | 3 |
49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
15 | SHOTS | 18 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
396 | Accurate Passes | 418 |
466 | Passes | 482 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
17 | Crosses | 18 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
44 | Long Balls | 50 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
7 | Tackles | 16 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
8 | Interceptions | 8 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
24 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 23,749
Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 23,749
Brazil Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Palmeiras | 8 | +6 | 19 |
2 | Flamengo | 8 | +13 | 17 |
3 | Red Bull Bragantino | 8 | +4 | 17 |
4 | Cruzeiro | 8 | +6 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Fernando Miguel (GK) |
3 | Tobias Figueiredo |
5 | Marcelo Benevenuto ![]() |
33 | Gonzalo Escobar |
20 | Dudu |
10 | Lucas Crispim |
88 | Lucas Sasha |
21 | Pedro Augusto |
91 | Thiago Galhardo |
39 | Imanol Machuca |
22 | Yago Pikachu |
Grêmio (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Gabriel Chapecó (GK) |
4 | Wálter Kannemann |
3 | Pedro Geromel |
6 | Reinaldo |
18 | João Pedro |
14 | Nathan ![]() |
23 | Pepê |
8 | Felipe Carballo |
9 | Luis Suárez |
19 | Franco Cristaldo |
11 | João Pedro |
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