Brazilian Serie A

Cruzeiro vs Ceará, 2019 Brasileirao

· Brazilian Serie A
Cruzeiro
  • 50': Thiago Neves
FT
1 - 0
Ceará

    About

    Cruzeiro are hosting Ceará at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Dedé (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Ricardo Bueno (Ceará).
    • 3': Foul by Dodô (Cruzeiro).
    • 3': Samuel Xavier (Ceará) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Thiago Carleto (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Leandro Carvalho (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Alves.
    • 4': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Dodô.
    • 9': Auremir (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Thiago Carleto (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardinho.
    • 15': Penalty conceded by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 16': Delay in match (Cruzeiro). VAR checking.
    • 17': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 19': Penalty saved! Ricardo Bueno (Ceará) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 19': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Dodô.
    • 22': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Tiago Alves.
    • 23': Substitution, Cruzeiro. David replaces Marquinhos Gabriel because of an injury.
    • 24': Foul by Auremir (Ceará).
    • 24': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robinho.
    • 26': Foul by Ricardo Bueno (Ceará).
    • 26': Léo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Fred (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robinho with a through ball.
    • 27': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Luiz Otávio.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Dodô (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ariel Cabral following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by David (Cruzeiro).
    • 28': Leandro Carvalho (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. David (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodô.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Samuel Xavier (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardinho.
    • 34': Attempt missed. David (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fred.
    • 35': Foul by David (Cruzeiro).
    • 35': Samuel Xavier (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Edilson (Cruzeiro) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Robinho.
    • 37': Edilson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Thiago Carleto (Ceará).
    • 38': Offside, Cruzeiro. Ariel Cabral tries a through ball, but David is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Ricardinho (Ceará) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Bueno.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Leandro Carvalho (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chico.
    • 45': Offside, Ceará. Leandro Carvalho tries a through ball, but Ricardo Bueno is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Carvalho (Ceará).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Robinho (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodô with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Dodô (Cruzeiro).
    • 45'+2': Ricardo Bueno (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ricardo Bueno (Ceará).
    • 45'+3': Léo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. David (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fred.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Ceará 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 0, Ceará 0.
    • 48': Foul by Fred (Cruzeiro).
    • 48': Luiz Otávio (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by David (Cruzeiro).
    • 49': Tiago Alves (Ceará) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Robinho (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David.
    • 50': Goal! Cruzeiro 1, Ceará 0. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Edilson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Chico (Ceará).
    • 59': Dodô (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Leandro Carvalho (Ceará).
    • 59': Foul by Thiago Carleto (Ceará).
    • 59': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Chico (Ceará) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
    • 64': Chico (Ceará) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
    • 66': Foul by Chico (Ceará).
    • 66': Robinho (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Substitution, Ceará. Fernando Sobral replaces Ricardinho.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Ricardo Bueno (Ceará) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Carleto with a cross.
    • 73': Offside, Ceará. Ricardo Bueno tries a through ball, but Leandro Carvalho is caught offside.
    • 75': Hand ball by Chico (Ceará).
    • 76': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lucas Silva replaces Ariel Cabral.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Thiago Carleto (Ceará) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Xavier.
    • 78': Substitution, Ceará. Bérgson replaces Chico.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Bérgson (Ceará) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Sobral.
    • 79': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Jádson replaces Thiago Neves.
    • 82': Foul by Luiz Otávio (Ceará).
    • 82': Fred (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Substitution, Ceará. Roger replaces Ricardo Bueno.
    • 83': David (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Ceará).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Leandro Carvalho (Ceará) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Carleto with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Fernando Sobral (Ceará) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Carleto.
    • 88': Attempt missed. David (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robinho with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Ceará. Conceded by Dodô.
    • 89': Roger (Ceará) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Thiago Carleto with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Bérgson (Ceará) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 1, Ceará 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Cruzeiro 1, Ceará 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Cruzeiro 1, Ceará 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 4
    41.3 Possession 58.7
    14 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    348 Accurate Passes 541
    426 Passes 614
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    46 Long Balls 49
    19 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 12
    24 Effective Clearances 15
    24 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Brazilian Serie A

    Venue: Estadio Mineirão
    Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    Attendance: 22,677

    Brazil Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Cruzeiro 15 +18 33
    2 Flamengo 14 +22 30
    3 Red Bull Bragantino 15 +3 27
    4 Palmeiras 13 +5 26
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CRU Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Fábio (GK)
    3 Léo
    26 Dedé
    18 Dodô
    2 Edilson
    10 Thiago Neves
    5 Ariel Cabral
    29 Lucas Romero Yellow Card
    9 Fred
    20 Marquinhos Gabriel
    19 Robinho
    Cruzeiro Substitutes:
    Luis Orejuela, Jádson, David, Egídio, Sassá, Lucas Silva, Rafael, Rafinha, Rafael Santos, Fabrício Bruno.

    CEA Ceará (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Diogo Silva (GK)
    13 Luiz Otavio
    36 Tiago Alves
    46 Thiago Carleto
    22 Samuel Xavier
    8 Ricardinho
    18 Auremir
    19 Fabinho
    99 Ricardo Bueno
    30 Chico
    82 Leandro Carvalho
    Ceará Substitutes:
    Mateus, Roger, Valdo, Fernando Sobral, João Lucas, Bergson, Edinho, Eduardo Brock, Richard.

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