Fortaleza conquers América Mineiro 2-1 with T. Gallardo scoring 2 goals
BELO HORIZONTE. Fortaleza beat América Mineiro to win 2-1. T. Gallardo was the key to score 2 goals.
BELO HORIZONTE. Fortaleza beat América Mineiro to win 2-1. T. Gallardo was the key to score 2 goals. It was Fortaleza to strike first with a goal of Thiago Gallardo at the 34′. Then Thiago Gallardo scored again for Fortaleza in the 83′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, W. Paulista reduced the distance for América Mineiro with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. América Mineiro was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
Fortaleza remained in 10 people after Caio Alexandre received a double yellow card in the 74′. Anyway, Fortaleza still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio stadium in Belo Horizonte on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo with the help of Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa and Daniel Luis Marques. The 4th official was Michel Patrick Costa Guimarães. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
América Mineiro was in firm control of the ball 67% while Fortaleza was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
América Mineiro was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Fortaleza was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
América Mineiro shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Fortaleza shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
América Mineiro received 1 yellow card (Henrique Almeida). On the other side, Fortaleza received 3 yellow cards (Caio Alexandre, Tinga and Romarinho).
Also, Fortaleza didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (74′).
After playing this contest, América Mineiro will stay with 45 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Fortaleza will have 41 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
Thiago Gallardo
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37'37'
Henrique Almeida
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46'46'
G. Mastriani
Henrique Almeida
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46'46'
Martin Benitez
Gustavo
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54'54'
Caio Alexandre
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60'60'
Tinga
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64'64'
Aloisio
Felipe Azevedo
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64'64'
Lucas Crispim
Robson
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65'65'
Romarinho
Pedro Rocha
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71'71'
Danilo Avelar
Marlon
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74'74'
Caio Alexandre
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76'76'
W. Paulista
Juninho
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79'79'
Romarinho
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83'83'
Thiago Gallardo
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84'84'
Ronald
Hercules
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85'85'
Habraao
Romarinho
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87'87'
T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha (Goal Disallowed)
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89'89'
Moises
Thiago Gallardo
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90'90'
W. Paulista (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, América Mineiro will host Flamengo on the 22nd of October with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Flamengo (2 draws).
Fortaleza will host Atlético Mineiro on the 24th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Atlético Mineiro (2 draws).
América Mineiro: Formation and Lineups
América Mineiro started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Vágner Carmo Mancini chose to play with the following team: Matheus Cavichioli , Luan Patrick , Ricardo Silva , Éder , Marlon Lopes , Alê , Gustavinho , Juninho , Matheusinho , Felipe Azevedo and Henrique Almeida .
Substitutes
América Mineiro made 5 changes: Henrique Almeida for G. Mastriani (46′), Gustavo for Martin Benitez (46′), Felipe Azevedo for Aloisio (64′), Marlon for Danilo Avelar (71′) and Juninho for W. Paulista (76′).
Top player: Marlon Lopes
The player who no doubt impressed América Mineiro the most was Marlon Lopes.
His rating is
with 36 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.Fortaleza: Formation and Lineups
Fortaleza started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: Fernando Miguel , Tinga , Emanuel Brítez , Titi , Juninho Capixaba , Pedro Rocha , Hércules , Caio Alexandre , Zé Welison , Robson and Thiago Galhardo .
Substitutes
Fortaleza made 2 changes: Robson for Lucas Crispim (64′) and Pedro Rocha for Romarinho (65′).
Top player: Thiago Galhardo
Probably the most impressive player in Fortaleza was Thiago Galhardo.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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