In the third round dispute, Atlético-GO held the main actions of the rival, managed to find the spaces, but wavered in the last minutes
On the night of this Sunday, the 24th, the Atlético-GO stepped on the lawn to play in the third round of the Brasileirão. Playing at home, the team received the Botafogo, who arrived packed for the game, but was not intimidated by the fact and almost asserted the ‘field command’ factor. However, the goal of the Cariocas at the end ensured the tie in 1 to 1.
At the beginning of the first half, Botafogo controlled the main plays and tried to open the scoring. To both, Gustavo Sauer finished, but was unsuccessful. Soon after, Luís Oyama risked a long shot and missed the aim. In the immediate response, Airton tried, but kicked weakly and threw it into the hands of Glorioso’s goalkeeper.
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Trying to defend themselves, Atlético-GO found it very difficult to respond in the attacking field. Meanwhile, Glorioso was scaring. At 21 minutes, Philipe Sampaio had a good chance, but deflected without force and was unsuccessful. At 39, the home team responded with Ramon Menezes, who completed crossing but threw it out. 0 to 0. Range!
In the second stage, Botafogo got in trouble right away. At five minutes, Marlon Freitas took the wrong exit from Diego Loureiro and finished firmly. With a chance to defend, the goalkeeper hesitated once more and accepted. 1-0 to Dragon! At nine, Ramon Menezes almost got into trouble and narrowly missed scoring against to tie the game.
To try to defend themselves, Atlético-GO retreated a lot and took a big scare. At 27 minutes, Victor Sá finished inside the area and saw the ball hit the head and arm of Marlon Freitas. At the time, the referee awarded a penalty. However, the VAR recommended a review of the bid. Thus, the referee recognized the error and canceled the penalty.
At 42, Chay equalized, but was offside in the play. Canceled! With enormous pressure in the final stretch of the game, Botafogo took time to find the way to the goal, but they were successful. At 50 minutes into the game, Leandro Barcia tried to cut crossing and touch of Saravia and scored an own goal. 1 to 1. End of story!
Dragon goalkeepers in the warm-up. Ronaldo will make his debut in the athletics goal. Good luck, my goalie! 🇹🇹 #DRAGON #ACGxBOT pic.twitter.com/YQgXGuqm0S
— Atlético Goianiense (@ACGOficial) April 24, 2022
Source: sportbuzz

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