Vasco da Gama RJ beat Botafogo RJ 2-1 in the Brasileirão - Série A at Estádio Nilton Santos. The away side went in as the pre-match favorite and left with the points, while Botafogo's reply on the official scoreline stopped short of a draw.

Match Summary

Bruno Arleu refereed the meeting, which ended Botafogo RJ 1, Vasco da Gama RJ 2. Individual scorers and the minutes of the goals were not verified against that official result, so the story of the night cannot be told as a running sequence of strikes.

Botafogo did register once on the board, which kept the margin to a single goal. Vasco still had two in the official tally and collected the victory. Discipline stayed quiet until added time, when Botafogo RJ received a yellow card in the 90+7th minute. Neither team finished with a red card.

In general play the visitors looked the side asking more questions. They finished with more of the ball and more attempts, while Botafogo were limited in how often they tested the Vasco goal. That pattern sits behind the away win without a reconstructed timeline of the goals.

Key Moments

The result is the swing that counts. Vasco da Gama RJ had two goals on the official scoreline and Botafogo RJ one, which is why the three points went to the visitors.

Shots on target told a similar story of control. Vasco put four attempts on goal to Botafogo's one. That gap is the strongest verified clue that the favorites created the clearer looks.

A yellow card for Botafogo RJ at 90+7 was the only booking of the match. It came deep in stoppage time and did not change the score, but it was the last confirmed flashpoint after the 90 minutes were up.

Match Statistics

Possession finished 55 percent for Vasco da Gama RJ and 45 percent for Botafogo RJ. The shot count was eight to six in Vasco's favor, with shots on target split four to one the same way. Corners were 14-7 to the away team. Yellow cards were one to nil against Botafogo, and there were no dismissals.

See also

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