Away from the crowd, Botafogo opened up a two-goal lead on the scoreboard, but was surprised in the final stretch of the classic and was only equal.
This Sunday afternoon, the 23rd, the Botafogo almost made a mistake in the 33rd round of the Brasileirão and ended up in a draw with the rival Fluminense by the score of 2 to 2. Even playing away from home, Glorioso dominated the actions, showed a lot of efficiency and built the result. However, Tricolor reacted and guaranteed equality in the final stretch of the classic.
BOTAFOGO IN FIELD!
In the first moves of the classic, Fluminense created a good move and almost didn’t score. With a few seconds left on the clock, John Arias received great pass Calegari and was free inside the area, but missed. At five minutes, Martinelli tried and stayed at almost. To answer, cost stopped in defense of fabio.
After the chances created, Tricolor das Laranjeiras increased the pace and started to press. At 24 minutes, German Cano finished crossed and swung the post. What a blow! Cornered in the defense, Botafogo managed to hold on and took the chance they had. At 40 minutes, Edward completed kick of Junior Santos and opened the scoreboard. 1 to 0. Interval!
In the second half, Botafogo sought to maintain the advantage in the marker and did better. At six minutes, Jeffinho made a great move down the left side and hit the goalkeeper’s exit. 2 to 0. Already at 21, Tiquinho Soares took advantage of Fábio’s rebound and widened. However, the referee showed offside in the bid and disallowed the goal.
In the search for the first goal, Fluminense reacted and managed to swing the nets. At 28, Matheus Martins was knocked down by Daniel Borges inside the area and saw the referee score a penalty. In charge, Paulo Henrique Goose converted. 2 to 1. With the pressure and the spirit, the Tricolor looked for the tie. At 36, Matheus Martins left everything the same. 2 to 2. End of story!
Source: sportbuzz
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