Santos hold off Botafogo at Vila and clinch the Brasileirão Feminino A2 | OneFootball

Santos is the grand champion of the Brazilian Women's A2 Championship! This Saturday, Peixe won the title after drawing 1-1 with Botafogo, at Vila Belmiro. The first match of the final had been 1-0 for the team from São Paulo, with a goal from Carol Baiana, who scored again this Saturday.

Botafogo went on the attack needing to reverse the result in front of a good crowd at Vila Belmiro, which had free tickets for the final. At 40 minutes into the game, Glorioso opened the scoring with Carol Carioca. However, in the second half, Carol Baiana equalized and gave the title to Santos.

Before the decision, Santos and Botafogo had already won promotion to the first division of Brazilian women's football. Eliminated in the semifinals, Fortaleza and América-MG will also be in Serie A in 2026.

Despite the end of the Brasileirão, the season is not over for Santos. The Sereias da Vila return to the field next Wednesday (03), when they will play at home against São Paulo, at 8:00 PM (Brasília time), for the women's Paulistão. On the other hand, Botafogo does not have any games scheduled next.

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The goals of the game

At 40 minutes into the first half, Botafogo had the chance to open the scoring. In the penalty kick, Carol Carioca was stopped by goalkeeper Stefane, but she advanced and the shot was repeated. On the second chance, Carol did not waste it and scored for Fogão.

After putting a lot of pressure, Santos equalized at 36 minutes into the second half. After the corner kick, goalkeeper Michelle did not clear the ball and Carol Baiana completed at the far post to level the score at 1-1.

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