Botafogo vs Grêmio, 2017 Copa Libertadores, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg

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0 - 0
1st Leg

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Botafogo are hosting Grêmio at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Bressan (Grêmio).
2': Roger (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Gilson (Botafogo).
3': Lucas Barrios (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Arthur (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Bruno Silva (Botafogo).
5': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Léo Moura (Grêmio).
9': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Cortez.
11': Arthur (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Rodrigo Pimpão (Botafogo).
13': Foul by Bressan (Grêmio).
13': Roger (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Grêmio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur.
16': Foul by Léo Moura (Grêmio).
16': Gilson (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Fernandinho (Grêmio).
17': Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Rodrigo Pimpão (Botafogo).
20': Léo Moura (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt missed. Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Pimpão with a cross.
22': Edilson (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Rodrigo Pimpão (Botafogo).
25': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Cortez.
26': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Arnaldo.
27': Attempt saved. Jailson (Grêmio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho with a cross.
31': Attempt missed. Bruno Silva (Botafogo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gilson with a cross.
33': Edilson (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Gilson (Botafogo).
34': Attempt saved. Fernandinho (Grêmio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Moura with a cross.
35': Arthur (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Bruno Silva (Botafogo).
35': Attempt saved. Arthur (Grêmio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
35': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Gatito Fernández.
36': Foul by Edilson (Grêmio).
36': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Edilson (Grêmio).
38': Gilson (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Bruno Cortez (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Bruno Silva (Botafogo).
42': Arthur (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Rodrigo Pimpão (Botafogo).
43': Attempt blocked. Ramiro (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edilson.
43': Offside, Grêmio. Ramiro tries a through ball, but Fernandinho is caught offside.
44': Edilson (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Rodrigo Pimpão (Botafogo).
44': Rodrigo Pimpão (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
45': Foul by Bressan (Grêmio).
45': Igor Rabello (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Botafogo 0, Grêmio 0.
45': Second Half begins Botafogo 0, Grêmio 0.
46': Bruno Silva (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Bruno Cortez (Grêmio).
47': Foul by Léo Moura (Grêmio).
47': Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Attempt missed. Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Paulo.
54': Foul by João Paulo (Botafogo).
54': Léo Moura (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Lucas Barrios (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur.
56': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Bruno Cortez (Grêmio).
57': Arnaldo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Fernandinho (Grêmio).
60': Delay in match Lucas Barrios (Grêmio) because of an injury.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Substitution, Grêmio. Everton replaces Lucas Barrios because of an injury.
62': Fernandinho (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Bruno Silva (Botafogo).
64': Attempt blocked. Roger (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Walter Kannemann.
66': Offside, Grêmio. Arthur tries a through ball, but Léo Moura is caught offside.
66': Edilson (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by João Paulo (Botafogo).
67': Substitution, Botafogo. Rodrigo Lindoso replaces João Paulo.
68': Foul by Leonardo Valencia (Botafogo).
68': Jailson (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Substitution, Botafogo. Marcos Vinicius replaces Leonardo Valencia.
74': Edilson (Grêmio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Marcos Vinicius (Botafogo).
75': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Bruno Silva.
76': Substitution, Botafogo. Guilherme replaces Rodrigo Pimpão.
77': Foul by Guilherme (Botafogo).
77': Walter Kannemann (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Moura.
80': Arthur (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo).
81': Matheus Fernandes (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Arthur (Grêmio).
84': Marcos Vinicius (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt missed. Roger (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guilherme with a through ball.
89': Attempt blocked. Arthur (Grêmio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Corner, Grêmio. Conceded by Igor Rabello.
89': Substitution, Grêmio. Rafael Thyere replaces Léo Moura.
90': Attempt missed. Ramiro (Grêmio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+1': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Bruno Cortez.
90'+2': Edilson (Grêmio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Gilson (Botafogo).
90'+3': Foul by Walter Kannemann (Grêmio).
90'+3': Roger (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Botafogo 0, Grêmio 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Botafogo 0, Grêmio 0.

Statistics

GRE		BOT
14	Fouls	18
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	3
54.1	Possession	45.9
11	SHOTS	5
3	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
387	Accurate Passes	300
462	Passes	385
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	62
22	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	12
28	Effective Clearances	23
28	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Line-Ups

Botafogo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Gatito Fernández (GK)
16	Igor Rabello
3	Joel Carli
15	Gilson
21	Arnaldo
7	Leonardo Valencia
11	João Paulo
24	Matheus Fernandes
9	Roger
17	Rodrigo Pimpão
8	Bruno Silva

Botafogo Substitutes:

Jefferson, Marcelo Benevenuto, Rodrigo Lindoso, Guilherme Augusto, Brenner, Marcos Vinicius, Luís Ricardo.

Grêmio (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marcelo Grohe (GK)
4	Wálter Kannemann
22	Bressan
12	Bruno Cortez
2	Edilson
16	Léo Moura
25	Jailson
29	Arthur
18	Lucas Barrios
21	Fernandinho
17	Ramiro

Grêmio Substitutes:

Michael Arroyo, Everton, Luiz Da Silva, Paulo Victor, Kaio, Leonardo Gomes, Rafael Thyere.

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