CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Fortaleza vs Estudiantes de Mérida, 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Fortaleza
  • 29': Yago Pikachu (P)
  • 43': José Welison
  • 72': Thiago Galhardo (P)
  • 76': Calebe
  • 86': Moisés
  • 90'+1': Silvio Romero
FT
6 - 1
Estudiantes de Mérida
  • 45'+5': Luis Arenas

About

Fortaleza are hosting Estudiantes de Mérida at Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yago Pikachu with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tinga.
  • 4': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Edison Penilla.
  • 5': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Sebastián Uzcátegui.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Néstor Canelón (Estudiantes de Mérida) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Gómez.
  • 6': Foul by Néstor Canelón (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 6': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Anthony Matos.
  • 10': Foul by Edison Penilla (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 10': Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Caio Alexandre tries a through ball, but Guilherme is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC).
  • 12': Jesús Gómez (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Jesús Gómez (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Néstor Canelón.
  • 20': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Alexis Doldán.
  • 22': VAR Decision: No Penalty Fortaleza EC.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Tinga (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Antony Medrano (Estudiantes de Mérida) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 25': VAR Decision: Penalty Fortaleza EC.
  • 29': Goal! Fortaleza EC 1, Estudiantes de Mérida 0. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
  • 31': Jesús Gómez (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Alexis Doldán.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Caracas (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Benevenuto.
  • 37': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Yago Pikachu tries a through ball, but Guilherme is caught offside.
  • 38': Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Antony Medrano (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tinga with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Goal! Fortaleza EC 2, Estudiantes de Mérida 0. Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guilherme.
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Anthony Matos.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Caracas.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caio Alexandre.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Alexis Doldán.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
  • 45'+4': Marcel Guaramato (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Antony Medrano (Estudiantes de Mérida) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Néstor Canelón with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Fortaleza EC 2, Estudiantes de Mérida 1. Luis Arenas (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony Medrano.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Fortaleza EC 2, Estudiantes de Mérida 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza EC 2, Estudiantes de Mérida 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Ervin Zorrilla replaces Antony Medrano.
  • 45': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Jorge Páez replaces Sebastián Uzcátegui.
  • 46': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
  • 46': Luis Arenas (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Ervin Zorrilla (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Néstor Canelón.
  • 51': Offside, Estudiantes de Mérida. Jesús Gómez tries a through ball, but Luis Arenas is caught offside.
  • 52': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Luis Arenas (Estudiantes de Mérida) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 54': VAR Decision: No Goal Fortaleza EC 2-1 Estudiantes de Mérida.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Caio Alexandre tries a through ball, but Thiago Galhardo is caught offside.
  • 55': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Moisés replaces Guilherme.
  • 56': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Calebe replaces Tomás Pochettino.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jorge Páez (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Rodríguez.
  • 57': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
  • 57': Jesús Gómez (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Estudiantes de Mérida. Conceded by Marcelo Benevenuto.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Anthony Matos (Estudiantes de Mérida) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorge Páez with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Delay in match (Estudiantes de Mérida).
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Marcelo Benevenuto (Fortaleza EC).
  • 60': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Emanuel Brítez replaces Marcelo Benevenuto because of an injury.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Calebe (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caio Alexandre.
  • 63': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Anthony Matos.
  • 65': Hand ball by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
  • 67': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC).
  • 67': Jesús Gómez (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC).
  • 67': Néstor Canelón (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Penalty Fortaleza EC. Calebe draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Penalty conceded by Anthony Matos (Estudiantes de Mérida) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Goal! Fortaleza EC 3, Estudiantes de Mérida 1. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Wilfredo Peña replaces Néstor Canelón.
  • 73': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Christian Flores replaces Jesús Gómez.
  • 74': Christian Flores (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Ervin Zorrilla (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Arenas.
  • 76': Goal! Fortaleza EC 4, Estudiantes de Mérida 1. Calebe (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Silvio Romero replaces Thiago Galhardo.
  • 80': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Vinicius Zanocelo replaces Caio Alexandre.
  • 80': Substitution, Estudiantes de Mérida. Rafael Castrillo replaces Marcel Guaramato.
  • 81': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
  • 81': Jorge Páez (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Titi (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zé Welison.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Silvio Romero (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yago Pikachu.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Rafael Castrillo (Estudiantes de Mérida) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Páez following a fast break.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Calebe (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Silvio Romero.
  • 84': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Calebe tries a through ball, but Silvio Romero is caught offside.
  • 86': Goal! Fortaleza EC 5, Estudiantes de Mérida 1. Moisés (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zé Welison.
  • 89': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Wilfredo Peña.
  • 90': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Edison Penilla.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Alexis Doldán.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Fortaleza EC 6, Estudiantes de Mérida 1. Silvio Romero (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yago Pikachu with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Ervin Zorrilla (Estudiantes de Mérida) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alexis Doldán (Estudiantes de Mérida) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorge Páez following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fortaleza EC 6, Estudiantes de Mérida 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fortaleza EC 6, Estudiantes de Mérida 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fortaleza EC 6, Estudiantes de Mérida 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fortaleza EC 6, Estudiantes de Mérida 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 12
5 Saves 3
35.3 Possession 64.7
10 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 11
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
195 Accurate Passes 408
266 Passes 465
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
6 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 46
13 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 13
34 Effective Clearances 5
34 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 28,534

CONMEBOL Sudamericana Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Cienciano del Cusco 5 +6 9
2 Atlético-MG 5 +5 8
3 Caracas FC 5 -3 5
4 Deportes Iquique 5 -8 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

FOR Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Fernando Miguel (GK)
4 Titi Yellow Card
5 Marcelo Benevenuto
6 Bruno Pacheco
2 Tinga
7 Tomás Pochettino
17 José Welison
8 Caio Alexandre
91 Thiago Galhardo
29 Guilherme Augusto
22 Yago Pikachu
Fortaleza Substitutes:
Lucas Sasha, Hércules, Moisés, Brayan Ceballos, Calebe, Silvio Romero, Lucas Crispim, Emanuel Britez, Dudu, Mauricio Kozlinski, Romarinho, Vinicius.

EST Estudiantes de Mérida (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Beycker Velázquez (GK)
17 Anthony Matos
4 Alexis Doldán
5 Edison Penilla
38 Sebastian Uzcategui
14 Aarón Rodríguez
10 Jesús Gómez
9 Néstor Canelón
6 Marcel Guaramato
16 Luis Arenas
70 Antony Medrano
Estudiantes de Mérida Substitutes:
Christian Flores, Germán Contreras, Jorge Paez, Jhonder Gómez, Omar Labrador, Ervin Zorrilla, Fady Azzkoul, Guilmer Giro, Wilfredo Peña, Rafael Castrillo, Wilken Ramírez.

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