Botafogo beats Flamengo 3-2 with 2 goals from T. Soares. HIGHLIGHTS

RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo overcome Flamengo 3-2 thanks to T. Soares who scored in the 30th and 71st minute.

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Mark Hall
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Botafogo beats Flamengo 3-2 with 2 goals from T. Soares. HIGHLIGHTS

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RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo overcome Flamengo 3-2 thanks to T. Soares who scored in the 30th and 71st minute. Flamengo was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (74%).​

Botafogo remained with 10 players after Rafael received a double yellow card in the 51′. Anyhow, Botafogo still was capable to win this match competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Edina Alves Batista with the collaboration of Neuza Ines Back and Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz. The 4th official was Rafael Martins de Sá. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Flamengo

2 - 3

Team 1

Botafogo

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 24 Total 12
  • 13 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 150 Attack 58
  • 87 Dangerous attack 26
  • 77 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Flamengo had a strong ball possession 74% while Botafogo was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Flamengo had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. Nonetheless, Botafogo was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Flamengo shot 25 times, 11 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Botafogo shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Flamengo received 4 yellow cards (Gabriel Barbosa, A. Vidal, Thiago Maia and David Luiz). Regarding the opposition, Botafogo received 3 yellow cards (Rafael, Tiquinho Soares and Victor Cuesta).

Also, Botafogo didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Rafael (Botafogo) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (51′).

Match Timeline

Gabriel Barbosa- Yellow
29'
30'
Tiquinho Soares(penalty)
43'
45'
Rafael- Yellow
45'
Danilo Barbosa(goal)Carlos Eduardo 
47'
51'
Rafael(yellowred)
56'
Léo Pereira(goal)Fabrício Bruno
58'
60'
67'
68'
Marlon Freitas- sub ->Carlos Eduardo 
71'
Tiquinho Soares(goal)Tchê Tchê
Bruno Henrique- sub ->Éverton
73'
David Luiz- Yellow
74'
77'
78'
81'
Victor Hugo- sub ->Thiago Maia
81'
85'
Tiquinho Soares- Yellow
Léo Pereira(goal)Éverton Ribeiro
86'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Palmeiras
70
38
Grêmio
68
38
Atlético Mineiro
66
38
Flamengo
66
38
Botafogo
64
38
Bragantino
62
38
Fluminense
56
38
Athletico PR
56
38
Internacional
55
38
Fortaleza
54
38
São Paulo
53
38
Cuiabá
51
38
Corinthians
50
38
Cruzeiro
47
38
Vasco da Gama
45
38
Bahia
44
38
Santos
43
38
Goiás
38
38
Coritiba
30
38
América Mineiro
24
38

After playing this match, Flamengo stays with 3 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Botafogo has 9 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Flamengo will play away against Bragantino on the 20th of June with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Bragantino (3 draws).

Botafogo will play away agasint Athletico PR on the 3rd of June with a 16-11 head to head record in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).

Flamengo – Formation

Flamengo
G
Santos 1.Brazil
6.3
D
David Luiz 23.Brazil
6.5
74'
D
Léo Pereira 4.Brazil
8.2
Goals58', 86'
D
Fabrício Bruno 15.Brazil
7.3
M
Wesley 43.Brazil
6.5
60'
M
Arturo Vidal 32.Chile
6.5
81' 43'
M
Thiago Maia 8.Brazil
6.2
81' 77'
M
Gerson 20.Brazil
M
Ayrton Lucas 6.Brazil
6.4
47'
F
Gabriel Barbosa 10.Brazil
6.3
29'
F
Everton 11.Brazil
6.9
73'
F
Pedro 9.Brazil
6.6
Substitutes
G
Matheus Cunha 25.Brazil
D
Rodrigo Caio 3.Brazil
D
Pablo 30.Brazil
M
Igor Jesus 48.Brazil
M
Éverton Ribeiro 7.Brazil
8.8
47'
M
E. Pulgar 5.Chile
M
Victor Hugo 29.Brazil
81'
F
Matheus Gonçalves 40.Brazil
F
Marinho 31.Brazil
6.6
60'
F
Matheus França 42.Brazil
6.3
81'
F
Bruno Henrique 27.Brazil
6.5
73'

Flamengo started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya decided to play with the following team: Santos (6.3), Fabrício Bruno (7.3), David Luiz (6.5), Léo Pereira (8.2), Wesley (6.5), Arturo Vidal (6.5), Thiago Maia (6.2), Gerson, Ayrton Lucas (6.4), Gabriel Barbosa (6.3), Everton (6.9) and Pedro (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Igor, Everton Ribeiro (8.8), Matheus Gonçalves, Rodrigo Caio, Matheus Cunha, Marinho (6.6), Matheus França (6.3), Bruno Henrique (6.5), Erick Pulgar, Victor Hugo and Pablo.

Substitutions

Flamengo made 5 changes: Ayrton for Éverton Ribeiro (47′), Wesley for Marinho (61′), Éverton for Bruno Henrique (73′), A. Vidal for Matheus França de Oliveira (81′) and Thiago Maia for Victor Hugo Gomes Silva (81′).

Best player: Everton Ribeiro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Flamengo was Everton Ribeiro.

His rating is (8.8) with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 47′.

Botafogo – Formation

Botafogo
G
Lucas Perri 12.Brazil
8.7
D
Rafael 2.Brazil
6.4
51'
D
Marçal 21.Brazil
6.3
D
V. Cuesta 15.Argentina
6.6
90'
D
Adryelson 34.Brazil
6.5
M
Eduardo 33.Brazil
7.1
68'
M
Tchê Tchê 6.Brazil
6.8
90'
M
Danilo Barbosa 5.Brazil
7.3
Goals45'
M
Victor Sá 7.Brazil
7.1
67'
M
Júnior Santos 37.Brazil
6.6
56'
F
Tiquinho Soares 9.Brazil
8.9
85' Goals30', 71'
Substitutes
G
Douglas Borges 22.Brazil
D
Philipe Sampaio 94.Brazil
90'
D
L. Di Plácido 24.Argentina
6.1
56'
D
Hugo 16.Brazil
D
L. Segovia 4.Ecuador
M
Lucas Fernandes 18.Brazil
M
Marlon Freitas 17.Brazil
6.8
68'
M
Matías Segovia 19.Paraguay
M
Raí 75.Brazil
F
Matheus Nascimento 90.Brazil
F
Gustavo Sauer 10.Brazil
F
Luis Henrique 11.Brazil
6.7
67'

Botafogo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Lucas Perri (8.7), Rafael (6.4), Adryelson (6.5), Víctor Cuesta (6.6), Marçal (6.3), Tchê Tchê (6.8), Danilo Barbosa (7.3), Eduardo (7.1), Júnior Santos (6.4), Victor Sá (7.3), Tiquinho Soares (8.9).

These were the players on the bench: Lucas Fernandes, Philipe Sampaio, Leonel Di Plácido (5.8), Hugo, Matheus Nascimento, Gustavo Sauer, Luís Henrique (6.7), Marlon Freitas (6.8), Douglas Borges, Matías Segovia, Rai and Luis Segovia.

Substitutions

Botafogo made 4 changes: Júnior Santos for Leonel Di Plácido (56′), Carlos Eduardo  for Marlon Freitas (68′), Victor Sá for Luis Henrique (68′) and Tchê Tchê for Philipe Sampaio (90′).

Best player: Tiquinho Soares​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Botafogo was Tiquinho Soares.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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