Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Nilton Santos where Botafogo play host to Esporte Clube Bahia. A crowd of 12,846 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Botafogo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Esporte Clube Bahia appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Da S. Tostao.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Botafogo are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Esporte Clube Bahia appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Da S. Tostao.
0.00
0-0Esporte Clube Bahia kick off the first half!
2.18
0-0Enzo Gabriel Athirson plays the ball forward to Luiz Fernando Santos. Luiz Fernando Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Luiz Fernando Santos cuts inside the box! Luiz Fernando Santos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Antonio Carlos Branco is on top of it.
15.07
1-0Sixto Arevalo flicks a high pass forward to Nahuel Cardona who brings the ball under control. Nahuel Cardona whips in a cross ball towards Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao. Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Antonio Carlos Branco has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.31
1-0Luiz Fernando Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nahuel Cardona. Nahuel Cardona threads the ball through to Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao but he's offside!
30.20
Rafael Junior hits a low pass to Luiz Guilherme Amaral. Luiz Guilherme Amaral flicks a high pass forward to Valentín Zavagno who brings the ball under control. Valentín Zavagno shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Guillermo Talavera manages to gather it easily.
32.12
1-0Warley Eriberto makes a simple pass to Eduardo Siviglia. Eduardo Siviglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.39
Luiz Fernando Santos takes the throw-in. Sixto Arevalo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Siviglia. Eduardo Siviglia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nahuel Cardona but he's offside!
40.48
Warley Eriberto makes a probing pass to Eduardo Siviglia. Eduardo Siviglia knocks in a cross ball towards Nahuel Cardona. Nahuel Cardona whips the ball goalwards with his head but Antonio Carlos Branco is on top of it.
42.56
1-0Vasco Quintanilla makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valentín Zavagno. Valentín Zavagno whips in a cross ball towards Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
44.40
Fabio Alves Barbosa brings the ball forward. Fabio Alves Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Siviglia. Eduardo Siviglia shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Botafogo appear unchanged since the first half. Esporte Clube Bahia also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Botafogo kick off the second half!
60.45
2-0Botafogo have made a substitution with Otoniel Osomo replacing Eduardo Siviglia .Esporte Clube Bahia have made a substitution with Marco Mozart replacing Vasco Quintanilla .
63.53
Marcio Athirson sees a break and surges forward. Marcio Athirson flicks the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Ferreira. Lorenzo Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guillermo Talavera who gathers it comfortably.
65.51
2-0Marco Mozart comes in with a late challenge on Sixto Arevalo. Marco Mozart is shown the yellow card! Sixto Arevalo stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.09
Luiz Guilherme Amaral makes a probing pass to Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.15
Esporte Clube Bahia have made 2 substitutions with Igor Alves replacing Valentín Zavagno and Lucas Gabriel Vitor Santiago replacing Lorenzo Ferreira .
79.02
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
87.05
Fabio Alves Barbosa decides to run forward with the ball. With some swift thinking, Fabio Alves Barbosa plays the ball forward to Nahuel Cardona. Nahuel Cardona knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.06
Emiliano Rivas comes in with a late challenge on Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao. Emiliano Rivas is shown the yellow card! Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.3%
29.7%
Play Area
24.3%
47.3%
28.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Enzo Gabriel Athirson of Botafogo |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Guillermo Talavera (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Enzo Gabriel Athirson (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Yoximar Corona (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fabio Alves Barbosa (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Matias Almeida (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Warley Eriberto (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Luiz Fernando Santos (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Sixto Arevalo (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Amaral C. Marcos Assunçao (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Nahuel Cardona (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Eduardo Siviglia (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Otoniel Osomo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Narcise Olivier Russo (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | De Oliveira Gónzalez (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Antonio Carlos Branco (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Edwin Ward (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Emiliano Rivas (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Leonardo Zico (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marcio Athirson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Rafael Junior (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vasco Quintanilla (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Luiz Guilherme Amaral (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alessandro Navarrete (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Valentín Zavagno (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Lorenzo Ferreira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Igor Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Lucas Gabriel Vitor Santiago (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Marco Mozart (GK) | | 5 |