Botafogo beat Ceara 3-2 on Thursday, 05 June 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Edina Alves Batista. It was played at Estádio Nilton Santos.
First half: Botafogo took the lead at 45' when G. Mastriani scored, making the score 1-0. Pedro Henrique received a yellow card for Ceara at 45+5'.
Second half: Willian Machado received a yellow card for Ceara at 53'. Ceara leveled the score at 58' when Pedro Raul scored, with the assist credited to L. Mugni, making the score 1-1. Botafogo made their 1st substitution at 61', with S. Rodríguez replacing Nathan Fernandes. VAR intervened at 69' for Botafogo (Penalty confirmed). Ceara made their 1st substitution at 73', with L. Mugni replacing Matheus Araújo. Ceara made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Fernando Sobral replacing Lourenço. Botafogo took the lead at 73' when Alex Telles scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Botafogo made their 2nd substitution at 76', with G. Mastriani replacing Danilo Barbosa. Botafogo extended the lead at 78' when Marlon Freitas scored, making the score 3-1. Botafogo made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Alex Telles replacing M. Ponte. Botafogo made their 4th substitution at 80', with Marlon Freitas replacing Allan. Ceara made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Dieguinho replacing Lucas Lima. Ceara made their 4th substitution at 80', with Pedro Henrique replacing Lelê. Ceara reduced the deficit at 87' when Pedro Raul scored, with the assist credited to Fabiano, making the score 3-2. Ceara made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Fabiano replacing Fernandinho. Nathan Fernandes received a yellow card for Botafogo at 90+9'.
Botafogo used 4 substitutions while Ceara used 5 substitutions. Botafogo got 1 yellow card, while Ceara got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Botafogo outshot their opponent (16-9).
- Botafogo controlled possession (58%).
- Botafogo had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).
