Botafogo vs Cruzeiro, Brasileirao 2017

· Brazilian Serie A

Botafogo

26': Brenner
69': Ezequiel

FT
2 - 2

Cruzeiro

38': Thiago Neves
50': Giorgian de Arrascaeta
76': Rafinha

About

Botafogo are hosting Cruzeiro at Joao Havelange Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Dudu Cearense (Botafogo).
1': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
3': Victor Luis (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guilherme.
5': Brenner (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Murilo Cerqueira (Cruzeiro).
7': Bryan (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo).
7': Attempt missed. Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brenner.
8': Attempt missed. Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Neves.
9': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
9': Rodrigo Lindoso (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Bryan (Cruzeiro).
10': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
11': Rodrigo Lindoso (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Lindoso (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
13': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
14': Offside, Botafogo. Leonardo Valencia tries a through ball, but Dudu Cearense is caught offside.
15': Hand ball by Dudu Cearense (Botafogo).
17': Dangerous play by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro).
17': Dudu Cearense (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Victor Luis (Botafogo) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Valencia with a cross.
19': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Guilherme.
22': Attempt missed. Brenner (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guilherme.
22': Delay in match Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) because of an injury.
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Attempt blocked. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafinha.
26': Goal! Botafogo 1, Cruzeiro 0. Brenner (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Valencia with a cross.
28': Foul by Arnaldo (Botafogo).
28': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Bryan.
31': Attempt saved. Dudu Cearense (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Valencia with a cross.
32': Attempt missed. Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
33': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Arthur Henrique replaces Murilo Cerqueira because of an injury.
33': Foul by Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo).
33': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Arnaldo.
34': Delay in match Brenner (Botafogo) because of an injury.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Attempt missed. Bryan (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafinha.
37': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
37': Victor Luis (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Romero with a cross.
38': Goal! Botafogo 1, Cruzeiro 1. Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
42': Foul by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
42': Guilherme (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Rodrigo Lindoso (Botafogo).
43': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafinha.
45': Hand ball by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
45'+2': Brenner (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Digão (Cruzeiro).
45'+3': First Half ends, Botafogo 1, Cruzeiro 1.
45'+3': Joel Carli (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
45': Second Half begins Botafogo 1, Cruzeiro 1.
48': Foul by Bryan (Cruzeiro).
48': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Digão (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Brenner (Botafogo).
49': Hand ball by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
50': Goal! Botafogo 1, Cruzeiro 2. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
51': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro).
51': Joel Carli (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Guilherme (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Lindoso.
52': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Rafael.
54': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Igor Rabello.
55': Attempt missed. Rafinha (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
55': Substitution, Botafogo. Ezequiel replaces Rodrigo Lindoso.
57': Foul by Ezequiel (Botafogo).
57': Henrique (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Henrique (Cruzeiro).
60': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Henrique (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt saved. Dudu Cearense (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Rabello.
61': Attempt blocked. Brenner (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaldo.
62': Hand ball by Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo).
62': Dudu Cearense (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Thiago Neves (Cruzeiro).
65': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Alisson replaces Thiago Neves.
66': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
66': Guilherme (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Offside, Cruzeiro. Giorgian de Arrascaeta tries a through ball, but Alisson is caught offside.
69': Goal! Botafogo 2, Cruzeiro 2. Ezequiel (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenner.
71': Substitution, Botafogo. Marcos Vinicius replaces Guilherme.
72': Foul by Alisson (Cruzeiro).
72': Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Ariel Cabral replaces Digão.
73': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Marcos Vinicius.
74': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Rafinha (Cruzeiro).
74': Ezequiel (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Bryan (Cruzeiro).
74': Offside, Botafogo. Dudu Cearense tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Botafogo. Vinícius Tanque replaces Brenner.
75': Foul by Rafinha (Cruzeiro).
75': Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Rafinha (Cruzeiro) is shown the red card.
77': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro).
80': Foul by Arnaldo (Botafogo).
80': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Dudu Cearense (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro).
82': Foul by Lucas Romero (Cruzeiro).
82': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Offside, Botafogo. Victor Luis tries a through ball, but Dudu Cearense is caught offside.
83': Alisson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Arnaldo (Botafogo).
83': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro).
83': Joel Carli (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Delay in match Dudu Cearense (Botafogo) because of an injury.
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Bryan (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Vinícius Tanque (Botafogo).
89': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Alisson (Cruzeiro).
90': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
90': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+1': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Rafael.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Victor Luis (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Vinicius with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Foul by Robinho (Cruzeiro).
90'+2': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Vinícius Tanque (Botafogo).
90'+3': Rafael (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Arthur Henrique.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Botafogo 2, Cruzeiro 2.
90'+5': Match ends, Botafogo 2, Cruzeiro 2.

Statistics

CRU		BOT
28	Fouls	13
5	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	0
55.6	Possession	44.4
8	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
352	Accurate Passes	275
439	Passes	348
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
14	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	49
21	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	16
7	Tackles	18
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	16
20	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie A

Venue: Joao Havelange Stadium
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 20,636

Brazil Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Flamengo	28	+32	60
2	Palmeiras	28	+26	57
3	Athletico Paranaense	28	+11	49
4	Fluminense	28	+8	48

Full Table

Line-Ups

Botafogo (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Gatito Fernández (GK)
2	Igor Rabello
3	Joel Carli
8	Dudu Cearense
6	Victor Luis
4	Arnaldo
5	Rodrigo Lindoso
11	Matheus Fernandes
7	Guilherme Augusto
10	Leonardo Valencia
9	Brenner

Botafogo Substitutes:

Jefferson, Lucas da Silva Ribeiro Campos, Victor Lindenberg, Gustavo Bochecha, Marcos Vinicius, Ezequiel, Marcelo Benevenuto, Jonas, Fernandes, Vinícius Tanque, Emerson Silva, Luís Ricardo.

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Rafael (GK)
35	Murilo
28	Digão
17	Bryan
29	Lucas Romero
30	Thiago Neves
16	Lucas Silva
8	Henrique
10	Giorgian de Arrascaeta
70	Rafinha
19	Robinho

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Lucas Ventura, Lucas França, Victor Luiz, Élber, Arthur Henrique, Alisson, Vitinho, Alexis Messidoro, Judivan, Ariel Cabral.

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