Santos beat Botafogo in Rio, lead in women's A2 final | OneFootball

This Tuesday, at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Santos visited Botafogo for the first leg of the Brasileirão Feminino A2 final and won 1-0. The Santos goal was scored at the last minute by Carol Baiano.

The second and decisive match will take place this Saturday (30th), at 3:00 pm (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro, the home of the São Paulo team in Santos (SP). If the aggregate score is tied, the champion will be decided by penalty shootout.

Santos gets to play at home due to having a better campaign in the competition. In the group stage, Peixe led Group A with 19 points, followed closely by Botafogo, who collected 16 points.

In the knockout stage, Santos eliminated Ação-MT in the quarterfinals and Atlético-MG in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Glorioso thrashed Mixto-MT and overcame Fortaleza on penalties to reach the tournament final.

Botafogo vs Santos: the match

Despite the scoreless first half, both teams created some goal opportunities throughout the match. For Santos, Thaisinha had the clearest chance in the first half with a dangerous free kick that went just over the goal. Botafogo also threatened with some quick attacks and plays down the wings, but the Santos defense remained solid.

The Peixe goal came in the 43rd minute of the second half. Laryh broke away and played the ball to Carol Baiana, who dribbled past the Glorioso goalkeeper and sent it into the back of the net.

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