🎥 Fluminense leave fans on edge but turn it around to go top
🎥 Fluminense leave fans on edge but turn it around to go top
There are now eight games involving Brazilian teams in the FIFA Club World Cup.
And ZERO defeats.
All that was missing was a win from Fluminense, which happened this Saturday (21).
The Tricolor "flirted" with embarrassment, but TURNED IT AROUND IN STYLE against Ulsan UD, the current three-time South Korean champions.
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They won 4-2, playing once again at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
And they also LEAD their group, just like Palmeiras, Botafogo, and Flamengo.
🤘🏾 Arias scores a STUNNER 🤘🏾
Fluminense did exactly what was expected of them as soon as the match started.
Ganso had two great chances in a row.
But Jo Hyeon-woo said "no" to the number 10.
Then Jhon Adolfo Arias Andrade opened the scoring with a beautiful free kick (27').
Ulsan goes into halftime AHEAD 🤯
The South Korean team was only defending. And hoping for a counterattack.
The first one came at 37', after a series of Tricolor mistakes.
And Lee Jin-Hyun finished, taking advantage of the space he had.
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Another Ulsan attack came and the turnaround with Um Won-Sang (48').
The focus seen against Dortmund was not repeated on the Tricolor side.
And what was total dominance - Flu had eleven shots to zero - turned into DRAMA.
Tension and REACTION
Fluminense came back from halftime with Everaldo replacing Ganso.
A change that "killed" the team's creativity.
The Tricolor couldn't find themselves. And they were at real risk of conceding a third goal.
Renato went back to work.
The Tricolor pressure intensified. Nonato, who came on well, stole the ball and finished off Keno's move to equalize (20').
Fluminense kept playing better. And with the mission to find spaces.
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Then came the comeback with an unlikely hero: Freytes, taking advantage of a shot from Cano that turned into an assist (37').
They still needed one more goal to go into the final round as group leaders.
Which came at 46' after Keno, Kenaldinho, finished off Arias's cross.
There was still time for Fábio to make a fantastic save at 52' on Lacava's attempt.
Securing the lead.
📊 Standings and schedule 📅
Fluminense now has four points. And LEADS due to a better goal difference than Dortmund.
Ulsan remains at zero and is eliminated. Third is Mamelodi, who has three.
The final round will be played next Wednesday (25).
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Fluminense will go to Florida to face Mamelodi at Hard Rock Stadium.
Meanwhile, Ulsan will face BVB at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.
Both matches will kick off at 4pm (Brasília time).
The two qualifiers will face whoever advances from Group E, which includes River, Inter Milan, and Monterrey.
Their decisive matches will also be on the same day, but are scheduled for 10pm (Brasília time).
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