Fluminense beats Paysandu 3-0 once again and qualifies for the Copa do Brasil

After winning the Paysandu by 3×0 on MaracanãO Fluminense went to the stadium hose to confirm your ranking in Brazil’s Cup. The tricolor team won 3-0 with goals from Germán Cano, Keno and John Kennedy.

O Fluminense went to the field with the same lineup as in their last match, against Athletico Paranaense. Marcelo didn’t play once again, so Alexsander occupied the left wing and Lima was again in the starting line-up, playing in the middle alongside Ganso and André.

_{Fluminense beat Paysandu 3×0 and passed the stage (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@fluminensefc)}

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About the game

The first chance was at 30 seconds of the first stage, when the striker Luis Philippe received a good pass from John on the back of Samuel Xavier and kicked low into the right corner, having his shot saved by Fábio.

keno was fouled close to the penalty area three minutes into the game. In billing, arias launched into the area and pipe ran to the middle, receiving alone and shooting first to the back of the net.

In the 13th minute, midfielder Fernando Gabriel of Paysandu shot from outside the area into the top left corner of Fábio’s goal, who saved the shot.

When the clock marked the 30 minutes of the first stage, the flu exchanged passes in front of the area. At the end of the play, lime played for Goose; the midfielder adjusted to his left leg and kicked, but the ball went wide.

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Andre made a great tackle in the 32nd minute, when the defense of the Paysandu it was completely open. The midfielder put the ball in pipe, who tried a cover goal and saw the ball go over the opponent’s goal. The game was on fire and, in the 33rd minute, Felipe Melo missed a pass at the entrance to the tricolor area. Paysandu recovered, Mario Sergio submitted and Fábio defended.

The tricolor exchanged passes at the entrance to the area once again in the 40th minute. Lima played well for Keno, who entered the area and finished; the ball was going to go in when the defender took it over the line. At 43 minutes, a new chance: lime again rang to keno, which was free in front of the area. The winger adjusted and hit the left corner of the goalkeeper, with no chance for Thiago Coelho to defend. In the final minutes, both teams didn’t have many chances and the first step ended with the score of 2×0 for Fluminense.

In between, the first tricolor replacement: Fernando Diniz, coach of Fluminense, removed Felipe Melo and put defender Manoel in his place. That was Manoel’s comeback after his injury.

The first big chance of the second stage was for Fluminense. After exchanging passes, Arias received it inside the area and touched the left corner of the goalkeeper. When the ball was about to go into the goal, kelvi took and saved Paysandu from conceding the third goal. At 13 minutes of the second half, John Kennedy, Gabriel Pirani and Guga entered instead of Ganso, Jhon Arias and Samuel Xavier, respectively.

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O Fluminense had another opportunity in the 24th minute, when Alexander made a tackle and played a through pass to Keno. The player went into the area, kicked low and the goalkeeper Thiago Coelho defended. In sequence, Isaac entered the place of Pipe.

At 27 minutes, john kennedy received after pressure tricolor; the attacker entered the area, adjusted and finished with his right leg, doing the third goal of Fluminense in the match.

The game cooled down a lot after the tricolor’s third goal, without many opportunities for both teams. The match ended up with the score of 3×0 for Fluminense, who won by 6×0 on aggregate.

next match

The next game of Fluminense is on Saturday (29), against Fortaleza, at Arena Castelão. The match is valid for the Brazilian Championship.

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O Paysandu he returns to the field also on Saturday, against Águia de Marabá, at the Leônidas Sodré de Castro stadium. The game is valid for Parazão.

Featured Photo: Tricolor squad celebrating the goal scored by Keno. Mailson Santana/Fluminense