
Botafogo vs Fluminense, 2024 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Botafogo are hosting Fluminense
at Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiquinho Soares.
- 1': Offside, Botafogo. Júnior Santos is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Botafogo).
- 3': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Tchê Tchê (Botafogo).
- 3': Martinelli (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Alexander Barboza.
- 5': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tchê Tchê with a headed pass.
- 6': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Marlon.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Henrique.
- 7': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Lima.
- 8': Attempt missed. Júnior Santos (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Barboza.
- 10': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 10': John Kennedy (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Martinelli (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Gregore (Botafogo).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Marlon (Fluminense).
- 14': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo).
- 15': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt missed. Júnior Santos (Botafogo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gregore.
- 19': Foul by Tchê Tchê (Botafogo).
- 19': Marquinhos (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Júnior Santos (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marlon Freitas.
- 19': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Marlon.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by John Kennedy.
- 20': Attempt missed. Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Damián Suárez with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Damián Suárez (Botafogo).
- 21': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Júnior Santos (Botafogo) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tchê Tchê following a fast break.
- 27': Attempt missed. Alexander Barboza (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gregore.
- 28': Marquinhos (Fluminense) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Damián Suárez (Botafogo).
- 30': John Kennedy (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon.
- 31': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
- 31': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Manoel.
- 33': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Damián Suárez with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Foul by Marlon (Fluminense).
- 36': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Botafogo. Luiz Henrique is caught offside.
- 38': Offside, Botafogo. Tiquinho Soares is caught offside.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio (Fluminense).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Marlon.
- 41': Attempt saved. Gregore (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damián Suárez with a cross.
- 42': Attempt saved. Cuiabano (Botafogo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiquinho Soares.
- 43': Foul by Cuiabano (Botafogo).
- 43': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
- 45': Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Manoel.
- 45'+1': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Manoel.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Alexander Barboza (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Marlon Freitas (Botafogo).
- 45'+2': John Kennedy (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Manoel (Fluminense).
- 45'+3': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
- 45'+5': Tchê Tchê (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Ganso (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Botafogo 0, Fluminense 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Botafogo 0, Fluminense 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Kennedy.
- 47': Foul by Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo).
- 47': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Ganso.
- 50': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 50': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 51': Ganso (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 52': Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
- 53': Tiquinho Soares (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Samuel Xavier.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Alexander Barboza (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Freitas with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 56': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tchê Tchê.
- 57': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Fábio.
- 58': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Fábio.
- 58': Attempt missed. Marlon Freitas (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 61': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Germán Cano.
- 62': Foul by Damián Suárez (Botafogo).
- 62': Marquinhos (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, Fluminense. Renato Augusto replaces Ganso.
- 63': Substitution, Fluminense. Isaac replaces Germán Cano.
- 64': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Cuiabano.
- 65': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Isaac.
- 66': Goal! Botafogo 1, Fluminense 0. Bastos (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Damián Suárez with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Cuiabano (Botafogo).
- 67': Marquinhos (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Bastos (Botafogo).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 71': Substitution, Botafogo. Óscar Romero replaces Tiquinho Soares.
- 71': Delay in match (Fluminense).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Damián Suárez (Botafogo).
- 74': Isaac (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Damián Suárez (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Marcelo (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Júnior Santos (Botafogo).
- 76': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 77': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Isaac (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lima.
- 78': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Botafogo).
- 78': Marcelo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Fluminense. Alexsander replaces Manoel.
- 79': Substitution, Fluminense. Douglas Costa replaces Samuel Xavier.
- 81': Foul by Marcelo (Fluminense).
- 81': Luiz Henrique (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Offside, Botafogo. Luiz Henrique is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Botafogo. Yarlen replaces Luiz Henrique.
- 83': Douglas Costa (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 83': Cuiabano (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 84': Foul by Douglas Costa (Fluminense).
- 84': Júnior Santos (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Fluminense. Kauã Elias replaces Lima.
- 86': Attempt missed. Júnior Santos (Botafogo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tchê Tchê following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Botafogo. Patrick de Paula replaces Tchê Tchê.
- 88': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 88': Júnior Santos (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Alexsander (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Patrick de Paula (Botafogo).
- 90'+3': Foul by Alexsander (Fluminense).
- 90'+3': Júnior Santos (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 90'+4': Óscar Romero (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Gregore (Botafogo).
- 90'+5': Isaac (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Botafogo 1, Fluminense 0.
- 0': Match ends, Botafogo 1, Fluminense 0.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 22 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
6 | SHOTS | 19 |
0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
341 | Accurate Passes | 241 |
406 | Passes | 311 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
14 | Crosses | 19 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
44 | Long Balls | 55 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
14 | Tackles | 30 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 8 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
23 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 27,239
Venue: Estádio Nilton Santos
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 27,239
Brazil Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Botafogo | 38 | +30 | 79 |
2 | Palmeiras | 38 | +27 | 73 |
3 | Flamengo | 38 | +19 | 70 |
4 | Fortaleza | 38 | +14 | 68 |
Line-Ups
Botafogo (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | John (GK) |
20 | Alexander Barboza |
15 | Bastos |
66 | Cuiabano |
22 | Damián Suárez |
26 | Gregore |
17 | Marlon Freitas |
6 | Tchê Tchê ![]() |
7 | Luiz Henrique |
9 | Tiquinho Soares ![]() |
11 | Júnior Santos |
Fluminense (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fábio (GK) |
26 | Manoel |
4 | Marlon |
12 | Marcelo ![]() |
2 | Samuel Xavier |
10 | Ganso ![]() |
8 | Martinelli ![]() |
45 | Lima |
14 | Germán Cano |
9 | John Kennedy |
77 | Marquinhos |
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