O Fortaleza won again in Brazilian. With a goal by Robson, still in the first half, Tricolor defeated Cuiabá 1-0 this Sunday (31), in a game of 20th round of Serie A 2022. A Pantanal Arenain Mato Grosso, received the duel.
With three more points, the team led by Vojvoda climbed to the 18th position and adds 18 points. This is the Lion’s fourth victory in the tournament. Fortaleza faces Internaciona in the next round. The duel will be on Sunday (7), at Arena Castelão, at 18:00 (Brasília time).
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THE GAME
1st time
Cuiabá put pressure at the beginning with Alesson, who pulled a fast counterattack. Auntie deflected. Dourado gave another scare in the tricolor defense with the attacker, a move defended by Fernando Miguel. The owners of the house tried once more, and Benevenuto brushed away the danger. Fortaleza regained possession of the ball and tried to create. Robson advanced and fell in the area, but the referee ordered him to follow. Moses also tried. The attacker arrived on the right and missed the pass. Tricolor continued to impose itself in the attack with Romarinho and Thiago Galhardo.
On the other side, Gabriel Pirani replied. He tried to pass to Osório, who was interrupted by Benevenuto. Marllon even had a chance, but sent him out. The Lion responded with Romarinho’s move. In the finalization, the attacker ended up blocked by the defense. Rodriguinho insisted and was wrong: he finished on top of the tricolor goalkeeper. Fortaleza worked the ball in the middle of the field and created. Benevenuto assisted Robson. The player kicked the first time and opened the scoring at Arena Pantanal, in the 24th minute. The Ceará team dominated offensive actions while Cuiabá took little danger.
Fortaleza continued to set the pace. The team pulled a counterattack at speed with Robson, but he kicked it wide. The opponent returned in the header of shirt 10, which went over the post. Backed off, the host sought to work the long balls. For the tricolor, Sasha sent from outside the area, but Walter was firm in the bid. The group sought to increase the advantage, kept possession of the ball and counted on the opponent’s mistakes. The hosts still tried with Rodriguinho, but Benevenuto stopped the play. Thus, the Lion held the score at 1 to 0.
Legend:
Photo:
Fortaleza wins Cuiabá away from home
Bruno Oliveira/Fortaleza EC
2nd period
Fortaleza started the 2nd half at a slower pace. Behind on the scoreboard, Dourado looked for space to attack. Rodriguinho kicked from outside the area, but Fernando Miguel kept the ball. Likewise, Pepê ended up stopped by the tricolor defense. In another move, Osório hit from outside the area, without success. The team insisted with 10, which was cut by Benevenuto.
The team from Cuiabá worked in the middle of the field. Gabriel Pirani tried to advance on the right, but missed the pass. Valdivia found space to shoot low, from long distance, however the ball went through the back. The tricolor goalkeeper appeared once again. Pirani finished from the area, but Fernando Miguel made a great save and avoided Cuiabá’s equalizing goal. The team continued to press with André Luís, Pepê and Gabriel. The Lion closed in marking the departure of the game.
Dourado held onto the ball and tried to break through the strong tricolor barrier. Valdívia and Daniel Guedes took the risk, without success. Tricolor found it difficult to create and saw Cuiabá grow in the match. Without marking, Pepê arrived in the area and tried the header. Fernando Miguel held on without difficulty. Vojvoda’s team sought to recover in the attack and suffered with the marking of the host team, which played to seek a tie. However, the team was defeated by Leão, who left the lantern and took a breath in the Brazilian.
