Brazilian Serie A

Fortaleza vs Grêmio, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A
Fortaleza
  • 44': Thiago Galhardo (P)
FT
1 - 1
Grêmio
  • 80': Luis Suárez

About

Fortaleza are hosting Grêmio at Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.

Match Commentary

  • 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

Brazil Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Flamengo 21 +35 47
2 Cruzeiro 22 +20 44
3 Palmeiras 20 +12 43
4 Bahia 20 +6 36
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FOR Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Fernando Miguel (GK)
3 Tobias Figueiredo
5 Marcelo Benevenuto Yellow Card
33 Gonzalo Escobar
20 Dudu
10 Lucas Crispim
88 Lucas Sasha
21 Pedro Augusto
91 Thiago Galhardo
39 Imanol Machuca
22 Yago Pikachu
Fortaleza Substitutes:
Bernardo Schappo, Vinicius, Tomás Pochettino, Titi, Kauan, Calebe, Mauricio Kozlinski, Caio Alexandre, Romarinho, Silvio Romero, Tinga, Emanuel Britez.

GRE Grêmio (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Gabriel Grando (GK)
4 Wálter Kannemann
3 Pedro Geromel
6 Reinaldo
18 João Pedro
14 Nathan Yellow Card
23 Pepê
8 Felipe Carballo
9 Luis Suárez
19 Franco Cristaldo
11 João Pedro
Grêmio Substitutes:
Fabio, Bruno Alves, Ronald Falkoski, Felipe, Bruno Uvini, Everton, Juan Iturbe, André Henrique, Gustavo Martins, Lucas Besozzi, Mila, Ferreira.

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