Cruzeiro vs Botafogo, 2021 Brasileiro Serie B

· Brazilian Serie B

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Cruzeiro are hosting Botafogo at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie B.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
1': Rafael Navarro (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Attempt missed. Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno.
4': Attempt saved. Bruno (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross.
6': Foul by Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro).
6': Marco Antonio (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Marco Antonio (Botafogo).
7': Nonoca (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Joel Carli.
10': Attempt missed. Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rômulo.
12': Attempt missed. Giovanni (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago.
13': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Botafogo).
13': Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Chay.
15': Attempt missed. Adriano (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt saved. Thiago (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross.
20': Foul by Warley (Botafogo).
20': Matheus (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt missed. Léo (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giovanni with a cross following a set piece situation.
21': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Botafogo).
21': Giovanni (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Léo.
25': Foul by Thiago (Cruzeiro).
25': Pedro Castro (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Pedro Castro (Botafogo).
27': Matheus (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Thiago (Cruzeiro).
28': Pedro Castro (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Bruno (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Jonathan (Botafogo).
29': Chay (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Adriano (Cruzeiro).
30': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Jonathan Silva.
30': Attempt missed. Brock (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni with a cross following a corner.
32': Fábio (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
33': Giovanni (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card.
33': Joel Carli (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card.
36': Attempt missed. Marco Antonio (Botafogo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan with a cross.
37': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Jonathan Silva.
37': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Jonathan Silva.
37': Attempt missed. Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni with a cross following a corner.
39': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Botafogo).
39': Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Attempt missed. Léo (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni with a cross following a set piece situation.
41': Barreto (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Giovanni (Cruzeiro).
42': Attempt missed. Giovanni (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago following a fast break.
45': Chay (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Bruno (Cruzeiro).
45'+2': Attempt saved. Giovanni (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+4': Hand ball by Pedro Castro (Botafogo).
45'+5': Attempt missed. Léo (Cruzeiro) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+8': First Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.
45': Second Half begins Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.
45': Substitution, Botafogo. Diego Gonçalves replaces Marco Antonio.
46': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Botafogo).
46': Giovanni (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Attempt missed. Thiago (Cruzeiro) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni with a cross following a set piece situation.
49': Foul by Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro).
49': Pedro Castro (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Matheus.
53': Foul by Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro).
53': Pedro Castro (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Brock.
55': Attempt saved. Rafael Navarro (Botafogo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chay with a cross.
56': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Léo.
56': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Giovanni.
57': Attempt missed. Chay (Botafogo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
58': Foul by Chay (Botafogo).
58': Vitor Leque (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Giovanni (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Vitor Leque with a headed pass.
60': Foul by Chay (Botafogo).
60': Nonoca (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Rafael Sóbis replaces Vitor Leque.
61': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Vitor Roque replaces Bruno.
62': Attempt saved. Giovanni (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago.
62': Foul by Brock (Cruzeiro).
62': Rafael Navarro (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Brock (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt missed. Vitor Roque (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni.
67': Diego Gonçalves (Botafogo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Léo (Cruzeiro).
67': Substitution, Botafogo. Carlinhos replaces Jonathan Silva.
71': Attempt saved. Rafael Sóbis (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nonoca.
71': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Diego Loureiro.
71': Attempt missed. Brock (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
73': Barreto (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Thiago (Cruzeiro).
75': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Brock.
76': Corner, Botafogo. Conceded by Fábio.
76': Foul by Diego Gonçalves (Botafogo).
76': Nonoca (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Thiago (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni with a headed pass.
77': Foul by Chay (Botafogo).
77': Giovanni (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Chay (Botafogo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Adriano (Cruzeiro).
78': Adriano (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Keké replaces Vitor Roque because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Claudinho replaces Giovanni.
80': Hand ball by Rafael Navarro (Botafogo).
81': Attempt saved. Nonoca (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudinho.
81': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Diego Loureiro.
81': Hand ball by Thiago (Cruzeiro).
82': Substitution, Botafogo. Luiz Henrique replaces Chay.
84': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Marco Antônio replaces Adriano.
85': Hand ball by Kanu (Botafogo).
86': Foul by Jonathan (Botafogo).
86': Matheus (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Joel Carli.
87': Attempt missed. Léo (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross following a corner.
89': Substitution, Botafogo. Oyama replaces Warley.
89': Substitution, Botafogo. Rafael Moura replaces Rafael Navarro.
90'+2': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Carlinhos.
90'+3': Corner, Cruzeiro. Conceded by Kanu.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Brock (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Carlinhos (Botafogo).
90'+4': Rômulo (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Carlinhos (Botafogo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Keké (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Claudinho.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.
0': Match ends, Cruzeiro 0, Botafogo 0.

Statistics

BOT		CRU
17	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	1
45.7	Possession	54.3
3	SHOTS	25
1	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
186	Accurate Passes	235
277	Passes	317
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	15
13	Crosses	29
0.4	Cross %	0.5
58	Long Balls	61
20	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	20
17	Tackles	33
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	10
18	Effective Clearances	16
18	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Brazilian Serie B

Venue: Estádio Raimundo Sampaio (Independência)
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Attendance: 5,297

Brazil Serie B Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Goiás	18	+9	36
2	Coritiba	19	+7	35
3	Novorizontino	19	+7	34
4	Chapecoense	19	+7	30

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fábio (GK)
14	Eduardo Brock
25	Leonardo Luiz
6	Matheus Pereira
27	Rômulo
28	Giovanni Piccolomo
35	Lucas Ventura
15	Adriano
18	Thiago
16	Bruno José
29	Vitor Leque

Cruzeiro Substitutes:

Rhodolfo, Eduardo, Keke, Claudio Henrique Paiva Porfirio, Marco Antônio, Joseph, Vitor Roque, Raúl Cáceres, Jean, Lucas Oliveira, Rafael Sóbis, Felipe Augusto.

Botafogo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
29	Diego Terra Loureiro (GK)
2	Kanu
3	Joel Carli
6	Jonathan
13	Jonathan Lemos
14	Chayene
23	Barreto
33	Pedro Castro
99	Rafael Navarro
70	Marco Antônio
25	Warley

Botafogo Substitutes:

Diego, Luiz Henrique, Gilvan, Ronald, Ricardinho, Luis, Matheus Frizzo, Rafael Moura, Carlinhos, Douglas Borges, Daniel Borges.

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