
Botafogo vs Fortaleza, 2024 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Botafogo are hosting Fortaleza
at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 3': Attempt missed. Mateo Ponte (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 3': Hand ball by Marlon Freitas (Botafogo).
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Cuiabano (Botafogo).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Foul by Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza).
- 5': Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Substitution, Botafogo. Marçal replaces Cuiabano because of an injury.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Marçal (Botafogo).
- 10': Offside, Botafogo. Mateo Ponte is caught offside.
- 11': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Botafogo).
- 11': Foul by Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza).
- 11': Igor Jesus (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Breno Lopes.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 14': Attempt missed. Marçal (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 17': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 18': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 21': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Hércules.
- 23': Foul by Bastos (Botafogo).
- 23': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo).
- 25': Foul by Marlon Freitas (Botafogo).
- 25': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino following a set piece situation.
- 27': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
- 27': Attempt saved. Alexander Barboza (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Botafogo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Henrique.
- 28': Attempt missed. Igor Jesus (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breno Lopes.
- 30': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Marlon Freitas.
- 30': Attempt missed. Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Attempt saved. Moisés (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 31': Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 32': Foul by Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza).
- 32': Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Sasha following a fast break.
- 34': Foul by Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza).
- 34': Mateo Ponte (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Gregore (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Ponte with a cross.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza).
- 40': Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Tomás Pochettino.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Marlon Freitas (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 42': VAR Decision: No Penalty Botafogo.
- 44': Gregore (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Tomás Cardona.
- 45'+3': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Gregore (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marçal with a cross.
- 45'+4': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Bruno Pacheco.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Marlon Freitas (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Botafogo 0, Fortaleza 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Botafogo 0, Fortaleza 0.
- 46': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 47': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Ponte.
- 47': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Mateo Ponte.
- 48': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza).
- 48': Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Attempt saved. Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 54': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Alexander Barboza.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Barboza.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
- 60': Offside, Botafogo. Marçal is caught offside.
- 64': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Botafogo).
- 65': Substitution, Fortaleza. Yago Pikachu replaces Moisés.
- 65': Substitution, Botafogo. Tchê Tchê replaces Mateo Ponte.
- 65': Substitution, Fortaleza. Pedro Augusto replaces Hércules.
- 69': Foul by Bastos (Botafogo).
- 69': Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Bastos (Botafogo).
- 72': Bastos (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Botafogo. Tiquinho Soares replaces Luiz Henrique.
- 72': Substitution, Botafogo. Danilo Barbosa replaces Gregore.
- 72': Substitution, Botafogo. Matheus Martins replaces Jefferson Savarino.
- 73': Goal! Botafogo 1, Fortaleza 0. Igor Jesus (Botafogo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Barboza.
- 76': Foul by Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza).
- 76': Matheus Martins (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Marçal (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tchê Tchê with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Igor Jesus (Botafogo).
- 78': Lucas Sasha (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Fortaleza. Kervin Andrade replaces Lucas Sasha.
- 78': Substitution, Fortaleza. Felipe Jonatan replaces Tomás Cardona.
- 80': Attempt saved. Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 80': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by João Ricardo.
- 82': Substitution, Fortaleza. Emmanuel Martínez replaces Tomás Pochettino.
- 82': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Alexander Barboza.
- 83': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Marçal.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuel Brítez.
- 84': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Alexander Barboza.
- 84': Attempt missed. Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Breno Lopes with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yago Pikachu.
- 90': Foul by Marçal (Botafogo).
- 90': Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Pedro Augusto (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Marçal (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Goal! Botafogo 2, Fortaleza 0. Igor Jesus (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlon Freitas with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Botafogo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Jesus with a headed pass.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza).
- 90'+4': Thiago Almada (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Botafogo 2, Fortaleza 0.
- 0': Match ends, Botafogo 2, Fortaleza 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 13 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
10 | SHOTS | 22 |
1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
237 | Accurate Passes | 496 |
320 | Passes | 567 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
14 | Crosses | 30 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
59 | Long Balls | 52 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
26 | Tackles | 14 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 8 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
28 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 32,564
Venue: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 32,564
Brazil Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético-MG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Botafogo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Ceará | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Botafogo (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | John (GK) |
20 | Alexander Barboza |
15 | Bastos ![]() |
66 | Cuiabano |
4 | Mateo Ponte |
10 | Jefferson Savarino |
26 | Gregore ![]() |
17 | Marlon Freitas |
99 | Igor Jesus |
23 | Thiago Almada |
7 | Luiz Henrique |
Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | João Ricardo (GK) |
25 | Tomás Cardona ![]() |
13 | Benjamín Kuscevic |
6 | Bruno Pacheco |
19 | Emanuel Britez ![]() |
7 | Tomás Pochettino |
88 | Lucas Sasha |
35 | Hércules |
9 | Juan Martín Lucero |
21 | Moisés |
26 | Breno |
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