Look at the salient moments and disappointments of Botafogo’s victory to the debut in the World Cup

Look at the salient moments and disappointments of Botafogo’s victory to the debut in the World Cup


Glorioso beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 at the Field Lumen Stadium


Summary

Botafogo beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 at the debut of the Club World Cup, with highlights for Igor Jesus, Alex Telles and Arthur, but suffers from a decreasing performance in the second half.




Botafogo started the Club World Cup with a victory over Seattle Sounders in the early hours of Monday 16, in Lumen Field, in the United States. The 2 to 1 against the owners of the house, however, did not reach without suffering until the last minute.

After showing a certain initial nervousness, the glorious was on the field and opened the 2-0 in the first phase, without any concern. What seemed to walk to a victory, however, gave way to the tension after the changes of the coach Renato Paiva. Look at the salient moments and disappointments of Carioca’s victory:

Who distinguished themselves in Botafogo’s victory?

  • Igor Jesus: The attacker was fundamental in all areas of the field. In addition to the goal scored, it was present in the marking. His unfortunate moment was the goal of Seattle Sounders, in which the ball diverted himself into his chest.
  • Alex Telles: Author of assistance for the first goal, the team kept the good performances, has lost little and was quite participatory in the moves on the left side of glorious. After his departure, at 25 of the second phase, Botafogo worsened in the game.
  • Arthur: In Great in glorious phase, the striker was important in the first stage. He suffered the foul that led to Jair’s goal and kept the Vitinho in the comedy that ended in the ball in the Igor Jesus network.
  • John: At the time of the American pressure, the goalkeeper Botafoguense appeared. Of the three defenses of the game, the most important of them was in the last move of the game, in Pedro de la Vega’s football.

Who left something to desire in Botafogo’s victory?

  • Jefferson Savarino: One of the Botafogo stars, Venezuelan played opened and lived a day canceled. In addition to having little to appear in the attack, the midfielder suffered to restore the marking. Deleted, it started at 25 of the second phase to give way to Cuiabano.
  • Gonzalo Mastriani: One of the glorious purchases this season, Uruguayan has brought little to the ball. He was replaced by Joaquin Correa during the break of the match.
  • Coiaban: He entered the place of Alex Telles and suffered from marking in the defensive field. He also sinned with the lack of attention in some shots.
  • Gregore and Marlon Freitas: The duo of the Botafogo flywheel was widely affected and overwhelmed by the changes of the coach Renato Paiva. Especially in the second half, the American midfield dominated the Brazilian. Already at 41 of the second phase, Marlon was exchanged by Danilo Barbosa.

Botafogo returns to the field next Thursday, 19, against Paris Saint-Germain. The club ends participation in group B of the competition against Atletico Madrid on Monday 23.

Source: Terra

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