Santos overcomes Botafogo SP in a hard-fought match
Santos secured victory in an exciting match against Botafogo SP, played at the Estádio Santa Cruz in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. The encounter, corresponding to round 27 of the Brazilian Serie B, ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Santos.
The match started with a frantic pace, with both teams looking for the opposing goal. The first clear scoring opportunity came in the 40th minute, when Giuliano took advantage of a pass to beat the Botafogo SP goalkeeper and put the 1-0 on the scoreboard.
Botafogo SP tried to react, but Santos’ defense remained solid and did not allow the home team to create danger in attack. The Santos team had several opportunities to extend their lead, but Giuliano’s goal was the only one to find its way to the back of the net.
Despite the defeat, Botafogo SP fought until the end and had several chances to equalize the score, but a lack of accuracy in the final pass prevented them from getting the draw.
In terms of yellow cards, Botafogo SP finished the match with three booked players (S. Abdulai, Fabio Sanches and Victor Andrade), while Santos received three yellow cards (Rodrigo Ferreira, Diego Pituca and Joao Schmidt).
Santos demonstrated their superiority on the pitch and took all three points in a hard-fought match.
Substitutions santos: at minute 68 Pedrinho came in and I. Laquintana went out., at minute 68 Rodrigo Ferreira came in and Joao Pedro Chermont went out., at minute 82 Willian Bigode came in and Giuliano went out., at minute 82 T. Rincon came in and Diego Pituca went out., at minute 90 Sandry came in and Joao Schmidt went out.
Substitutions botafogo sp: at minute 74 Ronald Camarao came in and Negueba went out., at minute 75 Jean Victor came in and Patrick Brey went out., at minute 82 Gustavo Bochecha came in and Joao Costa went out., at minute 88 Felipinho came in and Douglas Baggio went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Botafogo SP
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