Eight-goal thriller: Santos beat Botafogo in the Brasileirão Under-17 | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Santos achieved an important victory in the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. At the Bruno José Daniel Stadium in Santo André, Peixe defeated Botafogo 5-3 in the 16th round of the competition.

The goals for Santos were scored by David Nogueira (twice), Benício, Vinícius Fabri, and Damásio. Meanwhile, Juninho (twice) and Rafael Gonzaga (own goal) scored for Botafogo.

With the victory, Santos firmly entered the G-8 (qualification phase) of the Brazilian Under-17 Championship. Now Peixe has 28 points after 16 games. On the other hand, Botafogo is officially out of the next phase. Being able to reach only 24 points, the team from Rio cannot catch up with the eighth-placed Cruzeiro, which has 25.

Santos returns to the field for the competition next Tuesday (02), when they visit RB Bragantino at 3 PM (Brasília time). On the same day and time, Botafogo hosts Fluminense.

Photo: Reinaldo Campos / Santos F.C.

The goals of the match

After a mistake by the Botafogo defender, David Nogueira opened the scoring for Santos. A few minutes later, after another Botafogo error, the same David Nogueira extended the lead. However, still in the first half, Juninho reduced the deficit due to a mistake by goalkeeper João Pedro. But at 37 minutes, Benício scored the third for Peixe.

The second half began with pressure from Santos, and just four minutes in, Vinícius Fabri scored the fourth for the team from São Paulo. At 27 minutes, Botafogo reduced the gap again with Juninho. Then, Rafael Gonzaga scored an own goal, making it the third for the Glorioso. Finally, Damásio scored the fifth, sealing the score.

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