Even playing away from home, Fortaleza was better and beat Flamengo in a busy match, valid for the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship
This Sunday, the 5th, the Flamengo visited the Strength in a match valid for the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship. With both teams starting the competition not performing all that was expected of them and they needed the win to respond to criticism and start climbing the table.
Despite the bad results in the Brasileirão, both Flamengo and Fortaleza are doing well in the Libertadores dispute. Ranking in first and second place, respectively, from different groups, the two teams are in the round of 16 of the main competition in South America.
CHANNEL – ATHLETISTIC
THE GAME
In the match, Fortaleza had a better first half and took more danger in the actions. Even playing away from home, Leão do Pici took the lead in the 27th minute of the first half. Error on exit Aaron touched the feet of Matheus Jussawhich played for Robson finish over Hugo and open the scoreboard.
Even though they arrived little, Flamengo was effective and tied the match in the 49th minute of the first half. After a good play, Everton Ribeiro triggered Ayrton Lucas on the left. The winger made a good cross back for the midfielder to finish on the first try and leave everything equal before the break.
At the beginning of the second stage, Mengão had the chance to break the tie. With a penalty in their favor, the team from Rio de Janeiro had the clearest opportunity of the match besides the goals and Pedro went to the lime mark to try to put the team ahead. However, the centre-forward made a great effort and ended up on the post.
After being better in part of the match, Fortaleza was rewarded in the end and reached the goal that guaranteed its first victory in the Brazilian Championship. After another wrong pass, this time from Filipe LuisLeão do Pici recovered the ball, advanced on the left with Romero, which ended but stopped at Hugo. On the rebound, Hercules finished with a left-handed kick to give the win to the Ceará team.
FIIIIIIIIIIIIM GAME! THE LEÃO VEEEEEEENCES THE FLAMENGO IN THE FULL MARACANÃ AND CONQUERS HIS FIRST VICTORY IN BRAZILIAN! 🦁 pic.twitter.com/hIBBQBRnbp
— Fortaleza Esporte Clube 🦁 (@FortalezaEC) June 5, 2022
Source: sportbuzz
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