
Botafogo vs Fortaleza, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Botafogo are hosting Fortaleza
at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Rafael (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 3': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Júnior Santos (Botafogo).
- 3': Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Marlon Freitas (Botafogo).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Hugo.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Júnior Santos.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Santos.
- 11': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 13': Eduardo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
- 13': Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt missed. Víctor Cuesta (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Hércules (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Galhardo.
- 20': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Caio Alexandre tries a through ball, but Thiago Galhardo is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Luis Henrique (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hugo.
- 23': Attempt saved. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tchê Tchê with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Calebe (Fortaleza EC).
- 26': Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza EC).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Tchê Tchê (Botafogo).
- 30': Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Calebe tries a through ball, but Emanuel Brítez is caught offside.
- 32': Eduardo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC).
- 33': Attempt saved. Adryelson (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo.
- 34': Foul by Hugo (Botafogo).
- 34': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Rafael (Botafogo).
- 37': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Rafael (Botafogo).
- 37': Rafael (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Calebe (Fortaleza EC).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt saved. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Eduardo (Botafogo).
- 42': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC).
- 42': Víctor Cuesta (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Hand ball by Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC).
- 45': Eduardo (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Hugo.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tinga (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Tinga.
- 45'+3': Goal! Botafogo 1, Fortaleza EC 0. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Júnior Santos (Botafogo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduardo.
- 45'+8': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+8': Foul by Hugo (Botafogo).
- 45'+9': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 45'+9': Víctor Cuesta (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Botafogo 1, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Botafogo 1, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Botafogo. Leonel Di Plácido replaces Rafael.
- 47': Attempt saved. Luis Henrique (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tchê Tchê.
- 48': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Tomás Pochettino.
- 49': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Tchê Tchê (Botafogo).
- 50': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 50': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calebe.
- 55': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 56': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 56': Hugo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Calebe.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Júnior Santos (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonel Di Plácido.
- 59': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 60': Substitution, Botafogo. Victor Sá replaces Luis Henrique.
- 60': Substitution, Botafogo. Matías Segovia replaces Júnior Santos.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Titi (Fortaleza EC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty saved! Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 63': Goal! Botafogo 2, Fortaleza EC 0. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 65': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Tinga tries a through ball, but Caio Alexandre is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt missed. Victor Sá (Botafogo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduardo with a through ball.
- 68': Attempt saved. Eduardo (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Freitas.
- 71': Offside, Botafogo. Víctor Cuesta tries a through ball, but Tiquinho Soares is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Zé Welison replaces Caio Alexandre.
- 71': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Yago Pikachu replaces Tinga.
- 71': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Romarinho replaces Tomás Pochettino.
- 73': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Victor Sá (Botafogo).
- 75': Attempt missed. Calebe (Fortaleza EC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zé Welison.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Tchê Tchê (Botafogo).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Botafogo. Lucas Fernandes replaces Tchê Tchê because of an injury.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Marlon Freitas (Botafogo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 79': Foul by Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo).
- 79': Hércules (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Eduardo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC).
- 80': Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Adryelson (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Fernandes.
- 80': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Zé Welison.
- 81': Foul by Adryelson (Botafogo).
- 81': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Vinicius Zanocelo replaces Hércules.
- 82': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Silvio Romero replaces Calebe.
- 82': Foul by Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC).
- 82': Hugo (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Eduardo (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Vinicius Zanocelo (Fortaleza EC).
- 85': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 85': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Marlon Freitas (Botafogo).
- 87': Foul by Eduardo (Botafogo).
- 87': Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Botafogo. Matheus Nascimento replaces Tiquinho Soares.
- 89': Foul by Victor Sá (Botafogo).
- 89': Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Matheus Nascimento (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leonel Di Plácido with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Victor Sá (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo.
- 90'+1': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Juan Lucero tries a through ball, but Silvio Romero is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Víctor Cuesta.
- 90'+5': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Matheus Nascimento (Botafogo).
- 90'+5': Foul by Matheus Nascimento (Botafogo).
- 90'+5': Zé Welison (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Botafogo 2, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Botafogo 2, Fortaleza EC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Botafogo 2, Fortaleza EC 0.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 16 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
8 | Saves | 3 |
45.5 | Possession | 54.5 |
8 | SHOTS | 21 |
3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
336 | Accurate Passes | 423 |
412 | Passes | 492 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
14 | Crosses | 18 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
43 | Long Balls | 68 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
16 | Tackles | 21 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 9 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
25 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 19,291
Venue: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 19,291
Brazil Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Palmeiras | 8 | +6 | 19 |
2 | Flamengo | 8 | +13 | 17 |
3 | Red Bull Bragantino | 8 | +4 | 17 |
4 | Cruzeiro | 8 | +6 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Botafogo (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Lucas Perri (GK) |
15 | Víctor Cuesta |
34 | Adryelson |
16 | Hugo |
2 | Rafael ![]() |
33 | Carlos Eduardo ![]() |
17 | Marlon Freitas |
6 | Tchê Tchê |
9 | Tiquinho Soares |
11 | Luis Henrique |
37 | Júnior Santos |
Fortaleza (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | João Ricardo (GK) |
4 | Titi |
19 | Emanuel Britez |
6 | Bruno Pacheco |
2 | Tinga |
8 | Caio Alexandre ![]() |
35 | Hércules |
27 | Calebe |
7 | Tomás Pochettino |
9 | Juan Martín Lucero |
91 | Thiago Galhardo ![]() |
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