Botafogo-PB beat Tombense, stay in the hunt for Série C’s G8 | OneFootball

Botafogo-PB defeated Tombense 1-0 on Sunday, in the 18th round of the first phase of the Brazilian Championship Series C, at Almeidão, in João Pessoa (PB). Silvinho scored the only goal of the match.

With the result, Botafogo-PB remains in the running for a spot in the next phase of Series C. Belo is in ninth place, with 23 points, just one unit behind Floresta-CE, who is in eighth place. The team needs to win in the last round and hope for a slip-up by the Ceará team or Ituano. The already relegated Tombense remains in 20th place, with 13.

In the 19th and final round of the first phase of Series C, both teams take the field this Saturday, at 5 pm (Brasília time). Botafogo-PB visits Anápolis at Jonas Duarte, while Tombense hosts Guarani at Antônio Guimarães de Almeida.

The game

The first half was dominated by Botafogo-PB. At three minutes, Erick crossed low for Denílson, who isolated himself, even with the open goal. Tombense had only one great chance, at 39, when Pedro Oliveira took advantage of Júlio Henrique's cross and headed strongly, but was stopped by Michael's great defense.

In the second half, Botafogo-PB continued to be better. At ten minutes, Gabriel Honório risked from a distance and goalkeeper Matheus made the save. At 31, Belo opened the scoring. After an individual play, Riquelmo crossed to Henrique Dourado, who adjusted for Silvinho's finish, with no chance for the Tombense goalkeeper. After the goal, the hosts managed the advantage to secure the three points.

See other results of Series C this Sunday:

Itabaiana 2 x 2 Maringá Retrô-PE 1 x 1 ABC São Bernardo 1 x 1 Náutico

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