Fluminense faced Universidad Católica this Tuesday (5), at the Banco Guayaquil Stadium, in Ecuador. Moleques de Xerém won 2-0, the match valid for the debut of the “Copa Mitad del Mundo”. With goals from Esquerdinha and Riquelme, Flu leads the Group formed by Atlético Huila-COL, Universidad Católica-CHI and Sporting Cristal-PER.
The Moleques de Xerém started the first stage trying to adapt to the altitude of Guayaquil, and offered a lot of space for the Chileans, but as time passed, they grew in the match and opened the score. In the 25th minute, Esquerdinha released a bomb with a free kick to open the scoring. Fluminense continued to put pressure on Universidad, but without success.
In the second half, Flu remained on top of the Chilean team and it didn’t take long to increase the score. At 15 minutes, the duo Isaque and Riquelme appeared again. After a beautiful pass from Isaque, Riquelme took out the goalkeeper and scored Fluminense’s second. At the end of the match, Carlos Miguel, Tricolor goalkeeper, made a beautiful save to ensure the team’s goal difference. Flu won 2-0 in their debut.
Fluminense lineup: Carlos; Julio Fidélis, Gorgulho, Janderson, Esquerdinha; Fabinho, Riquelmy, Riquelme, Isaque; Italo, Kelwin.
2024-06-05 04:27:53
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