FIFA Club World Cup

Flamengo vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Group Stage

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Flamengo
  • 17': Giorgian de Arrascaeta
  • 70': Luiz Araújo
FT
2 - 0
Esperance Sportive de Tunis

    Flamengo open Club World Club with 2-0 win over Esperance

    Flamengo debuted in the Club World Cup with a 2-0 win over Esperance Sportive de Tunis in Philadelphia on Monday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Chiheb Jebali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Léo Pereira (Flamengo).
    • 4': Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Yan Sasse (ES Tunis).
    • 10': Foul by Rodrigo Rodrigues (ES Tunis).
    • 10': Jorginho (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Léo Pereira (Flamengo).
    • 11': Rodrigo Rodrigues (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Yan Sasse (ES Tunis).
    • 13': Jorginho (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner,Flamengo. Conceded by Yan Sasse.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Léo Ortiz (Flamengo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luiz Araújo with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Flamengo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerson.
    • 17': Goal! Flamengo 1, ES Tunis 0. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
    • 18': Foul by Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis).
    • 18': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Gerson (Flamengo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis).
    • 21': Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Yan Sasse (ES Tunis).
    • 22': Foul by Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo).
    • 22': Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Rodrigues (ES Tunis) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khalil Guenichi.
    • 25': Foul by Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis).
    • 25': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Foul by Chiheb Jebali (ES Tunis).
    • 26': Léo Ortiz (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Flamengo).
    • 29': Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Chiheb Jebali (ES Tunis).
    • 29': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Pedro (Flamengo).
    • 33': Yan Sasse (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Offside, ES Tunis. Chiheb Jebali is caught offside.
    • 34': Hand ball by Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo).
    • 35': Foul by Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo).
    • 35': Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis).
    • 38': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Foul by Guillermo Varela (Flamengo).
    • 39': Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Chiheb Jebali (ES Tunis).
    • 40': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Flamengo).
    • 41': Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Flamengo).
    • 41': Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Mohamed Tougaï (ES Tunis).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Amine Ben Hamida (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Guillermo Varela (Flamengo).
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Flamengo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerson.
    • 45': Corner,Flamengo. Conceded by Yassine Meriah.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Flamengo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Pereira.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Flamengo 1, ES Tunis 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Flamengo 1, ES Tunis 0.
    • 45': Substitution, ES Tunis. Abdramane Konaté replaces Chiheb Jebali.
    • 45': Substitution, ES Tunis. Elias Mokwana replaces Yan Sasse.
    • 46': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis).
    • 46': Guillermo Varela (Flamengo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Corner,Flamengo. Conceded by Mohamed Ben Ali.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Amine Ben Hamida (ES Tunis) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Rossi (Flamengo). Assisted by Abdramane Konaté.
    • 50': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Flamengo).
    • 50': Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Pedro (Flamengo) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Béchir Ben Saïd (ES Tunis). Assisted by Ayrton Lucas.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Pedro (Flamengo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerson.
    • 54': Offside, ES Tunis. Youcef Belaïli is caught offside.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Léo Pereira (Flamengo).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Onuche Ogbelu (ES Tunis).
    • 55': Jorginho (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Abdramane Konaté (ES Tunis).
    • 56': Gerson (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Corner,ES Tunis. Conceded by Léo Ortiz.
    • 58': Foul by Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis).
    • 58': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Offside, ES Tunis. Youcef Belaïli is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Onuche Ogbelu following a fast break.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo).
    • 64': Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Substitution, Flamengo. Bruno Henrique replaces Pedro.
    • 65': Substitution, Flamengo. Gonzalo Plata replaces Gerson.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Foul by Khalil Guenichi (ES Tunis).
    • 66': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Agustín Rossi (Flamengo). Assisted by Elias Mokwana.
    • 67': Corner,ES Tunis. Conceded by Agustín Rossi.
    • 68': Offside, ES Tunis. Mohamed Tougaï is caught offside.
    • 68': Amine Ben Hamida (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Flamengo).
    • 69': Foul by Mohamed Tougaï (ES Tunis).
    • 69': Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Mohamed Tougaï (ES Tunis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Goal! Flamengo 2, ES Tunis 0. Luiz Araújo (Flamengo) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
    • 72': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Flamengo).
    • 72': Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Substitution, Flamengo. Michael replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
    • 74': Substitution, Flamengo. Allan replaces Jorginho.
    • 75': Foul by Michael (Flamengo).
    • 75': Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, ES Tunis. Achref Jabri replaces Rodrigo Rodrigues.
    • 75': Substitution, ES Tunis. Mohamed Derbali replaces Khalil Guenichi.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luiz Araújo with a cross.
    • 80': Hand ball by Achref Jabri (ES Tunis).
    • 82': Abdramane Konaté (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Guillermo Varela (Flamengo).
    • 82': Elias Mokwana (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo).
    • 84': Foul by Bruno Henrique (Flamengo).
    • 84': Mohamed Ben Ali (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Bruno Henrique (Flamengo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, ES Tunis. Raed Bouchniba replaces Mohamed Ben Ali.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Corner,ES Tunis. Conceded by Léo Ortiz.
    • 87': Foul by Guillermo Varela (Flamengo).
    • 87': Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Flamengo).
    • 89': Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Allan (Flamengo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Derbali (ES Tunis).
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Flamengo. Everton replaces Luiz Araújo.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Youcef Belaïli (ES Tunis) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdramane Konaté.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Flamengo 2, ES Tunis 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Flamengo 2, ES Tunis 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 20
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 2
    31.4 Possession 68.6
    6 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    253 Accurate Passes 641
    317 Passes 701
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 7
    8 Crosses 17
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    36 Long Balls 31
    14 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 3
    13 Effective Clearances 14
    13 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
    Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Attendance: 25,797

    Line-Ups

    FLA Flamengo (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Agustín Rossi (GK)
    4 Léo Pereira
    3 Léo Ortiz
    6 Ayrton Lucas
    2 Gullermo Varela
    10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta
    21 Jorginho
    5 Erick Pulgar
    9 Pedro
    7 Luiz Araújo
    8 Gerson
    Flamengo Substitutes:
    Cleiton, Matheus Cunha Queiroz, Juninho, Wesley França, Danilo, Bruno Henrique, Evertton, Matheus Gonçalves, Gonzalo Plata, Matías Viña, Michael Delgado, Allan, Wallace Yan, Everton, João Victor.

    EST Esperance Sportive de Tunis (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Ben Said (GK)
    15 Mohamed Amine Tougai Yellow Card
    5 Yassine Meriah
    20 Amine Ben Hamida
    2 Mohamed Ben Ali Yellow Card
    36 Chiheb Jbeli
    14 Onuche Ogbelu
    38 Khalil Guenichi Yellow Card
    9 Rodrigo Rodrigues
    11 Youcef Belaïli Yellow Card
    10 Yan Sasse
    Esperance Sportive de Tunis Substitutes:
    Amenallah Memmiche, Elias Mokwana, Aymen Ben Mohamed, Haytham Dhaou, Abdramane Konaté, Mohamed Derbali, Houssem Tka, Rayed Bouchniba, Mohamed Sedki Debchi, Rayen Hamrouni, Achref Jebri, Mohamed Kodhai, Hamza Jlassi.

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