RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo overcomes CRB with a 2-0 win with a goal from Marco Antonio (45′) and a goal from Carlinhos (90′). Its vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Dib Moraes de Sousa with the assistance of Rogerio De Oliveira Braga and Mauro Cezar Evangelista de Souza. The 4th official was Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Botafogo was in firm control of the ball 64% while CRB was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Botafogo was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botafogo won the match.
Botafogo shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, CRB shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Botafogo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, CRB received 4 yellow cards (Erik, R. Pinheiro da Rosa, D. Torres and ).
Also, CRB didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Caetano (CRB) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (31′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Botafogo will have 51 points to move down in the 2nd place. On the other side, CRB will stay with 48 points like Botafogo and Goiás to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Botafogo will play away against Cruzeiro on the 13th of October with a 13-9 head to head in favor of Cruzeiro (9 draws).
CRB will host Guarani on the 15th of October with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Guarani (4 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo
73'
45'
Botafogo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enderson Alves Moreira decided to play with the following team: Douglas Borges , Jonathan , Joel Carli , Kanu , Jonathan , Barreto , Luís Oyama , Warley , Chay , Marco Antônio and Rafael Navarro .
The home team had on the bench: Igo Gabriel, Diego Gonçalves , Lucas Mezenga, Ricardinho, Ronald, Pedro Castro, Rafael Moura , Luiz Henrique , Daniel Borges , Matheus Frizzo, Gilvan and Carlinhos .
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Marco Antonio for D. Goncalves (65′), Jonathan for D. Borges (73′), Jonathan for Carlinhos (73′), R. Navarro for R. Moura (84′) and Chayene for Henrique Luiz (84′).
Best player: Warley
The player that probably impressed the most for Botafogo was Warley even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
CRB – Formation
CRB
31'
48'
Also CRB adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Allan Rodrigo Aal played with: Diogo Silva , Reginaldo , Gum , Caetano , Guilherme Romão , Jean Patrick , Claudinei , Jaja , Diego Torres , Alisson Farias and Nicolas Careca .
They had on the bench: Erik , Wesley , Marthã Fernando, Roberto , Emerson Negueba, Celsinho, Junior Brandão , Renan Bressan, Calyson and Arthur.
Substitutions
CRB made 5 changes: A. Farias for R. Pinheiro da Rosa (34′), Jaja for Erik (46′), J. Patrick for Wesley (46′), D. Torres for Calyson (68′) and N. Careca for Junior Brandao (75′).
Best player: Diego Torres
The player that probably impressed the most for CRB was Diego Torres.
His rating is with 26 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
