GOIâNIA, GOIáS. Goiás and Botafogo draw 1-1. H. scored the first goal (5′) for Goiás. J. Carli settled the score 1-1 (11′). Goiás was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada) (Goiânia, Goiás) stadium in Goiânia, Goiás on Wednesday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco who had the assistance of Rafael da Silva Alves and Michael Stanislau. The 4th official was Anderson Ribeiro Gonçalves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Goiás was in firm control of the ball 57% while Botafogo was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Botafogo was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Botafogo to win the match​.

Goiás shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Botafogo shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Goiás received 4 yellow cards (Caio, F. Bastos, Hugo and Rezende). On the opposite side, Botafogo received 1 yellow card (Henrique Luiz).

Standings

After this encounter, Goiás will have 53 points like Avaí to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Botafogo will have 56 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Goiás will host Ponte Preta on the 3rd of November with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Botafogo will host Confiança on the 3rd of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Botafogo (0 draws).

Goiás – Formation

Goiás adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marcelo Ribeiro Cabo decided to play with the following team: Tadeu (6.4), Dieguinho (7.4), David Duarte (7.1), Reynaldo (7.0), Hugo (7.7), Caio Vinícius (7.1), Fellipe Bastos (7.1), Luan Dias (6.4), Elvis (7.8), Alef Manga (6.1) and Nicolás (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Julio Cesar Rezende (7.0), Bruno Mezenga, Marcelo Rangel, Pedro Bahia (6.7), Artur, Matheus Salustiano, Ivan, Dadá Belmonte (6.4), Albano Shen, Lucas Black, Daniel and Welliton (6.4).

Substitutions

Goiás made 4 changes: Caio for Rezende (68′), Nicolas for Welliton (68′), L. Dias for Belmonte Dada (69′) and Alef Manga for P. Bahia (79′).

Best player: Elvis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Goiás was Elvis.

His rating is (7.8) with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.

Botafogo – Formation

Also Botafogo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Enderson Alves Moreira played with: Diego Loureiro (7.2), Daniel Borges (6.8), Joel Carli (7.4), Kanu (7.3), Hugo (6.1), Pedro Castro (7.4), Barreto (6.7), Warley (6.3), Chay (6.8), Diego Gonçalves (6.2) and Rafael Navarro (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Douglas Borges, Marco Antônio (6.2), Gilvan, Luiz Henrique (6.5), Ricardinho, Ronald, Rafael Moura (6.4), Carlinhos (6.8), Matheus Frizzo, Jonathan, Rafael and Luís Oyama (6.5).

Botafogo could not rely on the presence of Marco Antonio (injured).

Substitutions

Botafogo made 5 changes: Hugo for Carlinhos (46′), Chayene for Marco Antonio (66′), Barreto for Luis Oyama (67′), Warley for Henrique Luiz (76′) and R. Navarro for R. Moura (87′).

Best player: Joel Carli​

The player that probably impressed the most for Botafogo was Joel Carli.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​

• Goiás – Botafogo – 1-1