Grêmio vs Fortaleza, 2024 Brasileiro Serie A

· Brazilian Serie A

Grêmio

13': Alexander Aravena
60': Martin Braithwaite
90': Fabio
90'+1': Yeferson Soteldo

FT
3 - 1

Fortaleza

18': Hércules
80': Eros Mancuso

About

Grêmio are hosting Fortaleza at Grêmio Arena, Porto Alegre, 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 Dodi (Grêmio).
1': Hércules (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt blocked. Dodi (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
3': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
4': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
4': Pepê (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
8': Attempt saved. Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yago Pikachu.
11': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Fortaleza).
11': Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Edenílson (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
13': Goal! Grêmio 1, Fortaleza 0. Alexander Aravena (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
18': Goal! Grêmio 1, Fortaleza 1. Hércules (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yago Pikachu following a fast break.
24': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Bruno Pacheco.
25': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reinaldo.
25': Attempt saved. Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
26': Attempt saved. Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
26': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Caíque.
26': Alexander Aravena (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
27': Attempt missed. Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Martins (Grêmio).
30': Delay in match because of an injury Zé Welison (Fortaleza).
31': Substitution, Grêmio. Geromel replaces Gustavo Martins because of an injury.
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Edenílson (Grêmio).
35': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
35': Reinaldo (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt missed. Pepê (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
38': Foul by Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza).
38': Martin Braithwaite (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Bruno Pacheco.
39': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Zé Welison.
39': Attempt missed. Geromel (Grêmio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Franco Cristaldo with a cross following a corner.
41': Foul by Dodi (Grêmio).
41': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Delay in match (Fortaleza).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Offside, Grêmio. Edenílson is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Aravena with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Edenílson (Grêmio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Offside, Fortaleza. Juan Lucero is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio).
45'+2': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
45'+3': Walter Kannemann (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Grêmio 1, Fortaleza 1.
45': Second Half begins Grêmio 1, Fortaleza 1.
48': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Grêmio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50': Foul by Walter Kannemann (Grêmio).
50': Matheus Rossetto (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hércules.
52': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Eros Mancuso.
55': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
55': Geromel (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Zé Welison.
59': Hand ball by Franco Cristaldo (Grêmio).
60': Goal! Grêmio 2, Fortaleza 1. Martin Braithwaite (Grêmio) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dodi.
62': Substitution, Fortaleza. Kervin Andrade replaces Zé Welison.
62': Substitution, Fortaleza. Tomás Pochettino replaces Hércules.
66': Substitution, Grêmio. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Alexander Aravena.
66': Substitution, Grêmio. Igor replaces Franco Cristaldo.
69': Dodi (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
69': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Igor (Grêmio).
72': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Tomás Cardona.
73': Substitution, Fortaleza. Calebe replaces Yago Pikachu.
73': Substitution, Fortaleza. Moisés replaces Breno Lopes.
74': Offside, Grêmio. João Pedro is caught offside.
76': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Igor (Grêmio).
77': Attempt saved. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross.
77': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Caíque.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Caíque (Grêmio).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Edenílson (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
80': Second yellow card to Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) for a bad foul.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Caíque (Grêmio).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Substitution, Fortaleza. Emmanuel Martínez replaces Matheus Rossetto.
84': Substitution, Grêmio. Rafael Cabral replaces Caíque because of an injury.
84': Substitution, Grêmio. Diego Costa replaces Edenílson.
85': Attempt blocked. Igor (Grêmio) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
85': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
86': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by João Pedro (Grêmio).
86': João Pedro (Grêmio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Dodi (Grêmio).
88': Dodi (Grêmio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt missed. Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kervin Andrade.
90': Fábio (Grêmio) is shown the red card.
90': Yeferson Soteldo (Grêmio) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite following a fast break.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Grêmio 3, Fortaleza 1. Yeferson Soteldo (Grêmio) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Igor with a cross.
90'+2': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Diego Costa (Grêmio).
90'+4': Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Yeferson Soteldo (Grêmio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Grêmio 3, Fortaleza 1.
0': Match ends, Grêmio 3, Fortaleza 1.

Statistics

FOR		GRE
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	10
2	Saves	4
62.1	Possession	37.9
7	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
493	Accurate Passes	261
584	Passes	340
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
13	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
86	Long Balls	49
45	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	10
19	Effective Clearances	17
19	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Grêmio Arena
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attendance: 21,984

Brazil Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Botafogo	34	+26	69
2	Palmeiras	34	+28	67
3	Fortaleza	33	+15	63
4	Flamengo	34	+15	62

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Grêmio (4-4-2)

No.	Name
97	Caíque (GK)
4	Wálter Kannemann
53	Gustavo Martins
6	Reinaldo
18	João Pedro
17	Dodi
23	Pepê
16	Alexander Aravena
15	Edenilson
10	Franco Cristaldo
22	Martin Braithwaite

Grêmio Substitutes:

Douglas Arezo, Nathan Ribeiro Fernandes, Pedro Geromel, Rafael, Ronald Falkoski, Rodrigo Caio, Yeferson Soteldo, Nathan, Fabio, Diego Costa, Igor Schlemper, Du Queiroz.

Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	João Ricardo (GK)
25	Tomás Cardona
13	Benjamín Kuscevic
6	Bruno Pacheco
33	Eros Mancuso
35	Hércules
17	José Welison
16	Matheus Rossetto
9	Juan Martín Lucero
26	Breno
22	Yago Pikachu

Fortaleza Substitutes:

Titi , Calebe , Imanol Machuca, Tomás Pochettino, Emmanuel Martínez, Felipe Jonatan , Kervin Andrade, Pedro Augusto, Moisés , Mauricio Kozlinski, Renato Kayzer, Tinga .

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