English
Flamengo Edges Past Botafogo PB in Tight Copa Do Brasil Encounter
São Luís, Maranhão – Flamengo secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Botafogo PB in a tense Copa Do Brasil third-round clash at the Estádio Governador João Castelo. Officiated by João Gobi, the match saw Flamengo dominate possession (76%) and generate numerous scoring opportunities (24 shots, 9 on target). However, the winning goal only arrived in the 86th minute, courtesy of Joshua. A disallowed goal for Juninho in the 88th minute due to offside somewhat marred the celebrations. Botafogo PB struggled to match Flamengo’s intensity, managing only 24% possession and a single shot on target. They received a yellow card in the 67th minute, with Flamengo picking up a yellow card themselves at the 70th-minute mark. Despite their statistical inferiority, Botafogo PB made the game competitive until the very end.
Substitutions flamengo: at minute 59 Juninho came in and Michael went out., at minute 72 Gerson came in and Evertton Araujo went out., at minute 72 Matheus Goncalves came in and Luiz Araujo went out., at minute 73 Everton came in and Bruno Henrique went out., at minute 79 Joshua came in and G. Plata went out.
Substitutions botafogo pb: at minute 63 Denilson came in and Gabriel Honorio went out., at minute 64 Silvinho came in and Henrique Dourado went out., at minute 73 Camilo came in and Guilherme Santos went out., at minute 79 Igor Maduro came in and JP Iseppe went out., at minute 79 Rafinha came in and Rodrigo Alves went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Botafogo PB
class=”wg_loader”>
