RIO DE JANEIRO. Botafogo was eventually too good for Brusque with the goal of R. Navarro (44′), R. Navarro (75′ pen) and Marco Antonio (90′).
The match was played at the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Dyorgines José Padovani Andrade who had the assistance of Vanderson Antonio Zanotti and Katiuscia Mayer Berger Mendonça. The 4th official was Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Botafogo was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Brusque that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Botafogo was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Botafogo won the match.
Botafogo shot 21 times, 12 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brusque shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Botafogo received 2 yellow cards (P. Castro and Carlinhos). On the opposite side, Brusque received 2 yellow cards (F. Soutto and Rodolfo Potiguar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Botafogo will have 52 points like Goiás to stay in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Brusque will stay with 35 points like Operário PR to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Botafogo will play away against Goiás on the 27th of October with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of Goiás (5 draws).
Brusque will host Vila Nova on the 24th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Brusque (0 draws).
Botafogo – Formation
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: Diego Loureiro
, Daniel Borges , Joel Carli , Kanu , Hugo , Pedro Castro , Barreto , Warley , Chay , Diego Gonçalves and Rafael Navarro .The home team had on the bench: Marco Antônio
, Matheus Frizzo , Rafael Moura, Rafael, Ricardinho, Ronald , Douglas Borges, Carlinhos , Gilvan, Luiz Henrique, Jonathan and Luís Oyama.Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Hugo for Marco Antonio (80′), Warley for Carlinhos (81′), D. Goncalves for Ronald (88′), Chayene for M. Frizzo (88′) and R. Navarro for R. Moura (90′).
Best player: Rafael Navarro
The player that probably impressed the most for Botafogo was Rafael Navarro.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 16.Brusque – Formation
Also Brusque adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Wagner Santos de Souza Dias played with: Ruan Carneiro
, Toty , Luizão , Claudinho , Airton , Evandro , Rodolfo Potiguar , Thiago Alagoano , Jhon Cley , Maurício Garcez de Jesus and Edu .They had on the bench: Hugo Borges
, Foguinho , Fillipe Soutto , Zé Carlos, Diego Mathias, Edílson Júnior, Tony , Raimundo Nonato, Bruno Alves and Éverton Alemão.Substitutions
Brusque made 5 changes: Mauricio for Hugo Borges (64′), Rodolfo Potiguar for F. Soutto (79′), J. Cley for Foguinho (80′), Thiago Alagoano for B. Alves (80′) and Edu for Tony (88′).
Best player: Ruan Carneiro
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brusque was the goalkeeper: Ruan Carneiro. His rating is 7.22. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.