News in English:
Athletic Club Defeats Botafogo SP in Hard-Fought Match
São João Del Rei, Minas Gerais – Athletic Club secured a home victory against Botafogo SP in a match corresponding to matchday 26 of the Brazilian Serie B, played at the Estádio Joaquim Portugal. The match, refereed by Marcelo de Lima Henrique, was characterized by its intensity and a physical game marked by numerous fouls.
Athletic Club, dominating possession with 53%, managed to open the scoring in the 52nd minute thanks to an own goal by Edson of Botafogo SP. Despite the attempts of Botafogo SP, which had 47% possession, to equalize, Athletic Club managed to defend their lead and extend it in the 80th minute with a goal from Welinton Torrao, assisted by R. Tavares.
The match was interrupted by constant fouls, with Botafogo SP accumulating a total of 18 fouls and two yellow cards for Gabriel Barros (35th minute) and L. Maciel (65th minute), while Athletic Club committed 9 fouls and received two yellow cards for Luiz Filipe (79th minute) and Jhonatan Silva (84th minute). Cadu of Botafogo SP was booked in the 90th minute.
Despite the opportunities created by both teams, the final score reflected the greater effectiveness of Athletic Club in front of goal. Botafogo SP tried to reverse the result, but the Athletic Club defense remained firm and secured the three points for their team. Athletic Club made 9 shots, of which 2 were on target, while Botafogo SP made 7 shots and 2 were on target. Athletic Club had 2 corners and Botafogo SP had 3.
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 33 Joao Miguel came in and Luiz Filipe went out., at minute 46 Alex Nascimento came in and Marcelo Ajul went out., at minute 58 David Braga came in and Jhonatan Silva went out., at minute 76 Wesley Gasolina came in and Neto Costa went out., at minute 76 Max came in and Douglas Pele went out.
Substitutions botafogo sp: at minute 46 Gabriel Barros came in and Jonathan Cafu went out., at minute 77 G. Risso came in and Jean Victor went out., at minute 77 R. Carrillo came in and Guilherme Queiroz went out., at minute 77 L. Maciel came in and Matheus Barbosa went out., at minute 89 Gabriel Bispo came in and A. Dramisino went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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