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Ceará defeats Botafogo SP in a thrilling match
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo – Ceará triumphed over Botafogo SP in an exciting encounter at the Estádio Santa Cruz. The final score was 4-1 in favor of the visiting team, in a match marked by Ceará’s effectiveness and Botafogo SP’s lack of decisiveness.
The first goal of the match came in the 38th minute, when Saulo Mineiro converted a penalty for Ceará. Botafogo SP equalized in the 47th minute with a goal from Gustavo Bochecha, but Ceará regained the lead in the 51st minute with a goal from Saulo Mineiro.
The visiting team continued to press and scored two more goals, from Saulo Mineiro in the 65th minute and Erick Pulga in the 53rd minute.
Despite the defeat, Botafogo SP had 43% possession of the ball, although they only managed one shot on target out of 10 attempts. Ceará, on the other hand, had 57% possession and converted 8 of their 15 shots into goals.
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Substitutions ceara: at minute 46 Ramon Menezes came in and Joao Pedro went out., at minute 76 Rai Ramos came in and R. Ramos went out., at minute 76 Lucas Rian came in and Aylon went out., at minute 80 Talisson came in and Erick Pulga went out., at minute 88 Andrey came in and Richardson went out.
Substitutions botafogo sp: at minute 62 Bruno Marques came in and S. Abdulai went out., at minute 62 Alex Sandro came in and Negueba went out., at minute 68 Joao Costa came in and Alexandre Jesus went out., at minute 68 Jean Victor came in and Douglas Baggio went out., at minute 80 Jonas Toro came in and Patrick Brey went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Botafogo SP
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