🎥 Sport let Flamengo draw and go down to nine men in the first half | OneFootball

There was plenty of emotion in the first half of Sport versus Flamengo at Arena Pernambuco.

The Lion took the lead in the postponed match of the 12th round of the Brasileirão, played this Saturday (15).

But saw the team from Rio de Janeiro come back to draw 1-1 and even had TWO players sent off before the break.

This result, at the moment, mathematically decrees their relegation to Série B.

A Fatal Mistake

Sport took the lead early on at 15 minutes.

Léo Pereira (the Lion) stole the ball from João Victor.

The sequence of the attack saw Pablo end a long drought.

It had been 13 games without scoring: since May 3, when he scored in the 2-1 loss to Fluminense.

Reaction and Sport with TWO Less

The number of absences impacted Flamengo's offensive production.

The greater ball possession was with Filipe Luis's team. But without competence.

Sport, on the other hand, continued to pose a threat on the right side of the opponent's defense.

But suffered its first blow at 37', when Matheus Alexandre received his second yellow card in ten minutes. And was sent off.

The second blow came at 41', with Luiz Araújo leveling the score.

Then Ramon, the first to be booked, received another yellow at 42'.

To the despair of his own teammates.

Leaving Sport with only nine players on the field before the entire second half.

The team from Pernambuco committed four fouls. Which turned into four cards.

And Flamengo committed three. Which also turned into three cards.

Standings Situations 📊

The partial result takes the Lion to 18 points. Which confirms their relegation.

Vitória, currently 16th, has 36. And there will only be 15 points left for Sport to try to add.

There's also the case of Santos, who can reach 36 soon.

Meanwhile, the Rio de Janeiro team reaches 69 at the moment.

They take the lead but need to hope for Palmeiras, who have 68 (and one more win), to slip up before facing Santos from 9 PM (Brasília time).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.