A great play by Botafogo, at 43 minutes of the first half, was the one that moved the score thanks to Igor Jesus. Vitinho managed to attend with a pass to the striker, who with a header managed to score on the left stick of the rival arch.
Despite the diversity of visiting players who had the opportunity to shoot, Seattle Sounders fell defeated. Of the 24 shots he tried, 14 went to the arch and 9 ended up.
The best player of the game was Cristian Roldan. Seattle Sounders midfielder scored 1 goal, made 66 key passes, stole 4 balls and looked for the opposite arch 4 times.
Jair Paula stood out for his solid defense. Botafogo’s defense had a good level by scoring 1 goal and clearing 5 dangerous balls.
The Ryan Kent of the Seattle Sounders humiliated his brand by throwing a great pipe at 5 minutes of the first stage.
Botafogo coach Renato Paiva proposed 4-4-2 formation with John in the arch; Vitinho, Jair Paula, Alexander Barboza and Alex Telles on the defensive line; Artur, Gregore, Marlon Freitas and Jefferson Savarino in the middle; and Gonzalo Mastiani and Igor Jesus in the attack.
For its part, Brian Schmetzer’s team went to the court with a 4-5-1 scheme with Stefan Frei under the three sticks; Alexander Roldan, Kim Keehee, Jackson Ragen and Nouhou Tolo in Defense; Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák and Ryan Kent in the middle of the court; and Danny Musovski in the front.
Glenn Nyberg was the referee who led the game at the Lumen Field stadium.
The next match of Botafogo in the championship will be as a visitor against PSG, while Seattle will receive Atlético de Madrid.
Changes in Botafogo
- 68 ′ 2t – Alex Telles came out by Cuiabano and Jefferson Savarino by Arthur Cabral
- 85 ′ 2T – Igor Jesus left by Santiago Rodríguez and Marlon Freitas by Danilo Barbosa
Admonished in Botafogo:
- 15 ′ 2t Alexander Barboza and 18 ′ 2t Joaquín Correa
Changes in Seattle Sounders
- 45 ′ 2T-Kim Keehee came out by Jonathan Bell, Nouhou Tolo by Reed Baker-Whiting and Gonzalo Mastiani by Joaquín Correa
- 70 ′ 2T – Ryan Kent came out by Paul Rothrock and Jesús Ferreira by Pedro de la Vega
- 83 ′ 2t – Danny Musovski came out for Osaze de Rosario
Admonished in Seattle Sounders:
- 27 ′ 1T Nouhou Tolo (unsportsmanlike behavior) and 41 ′ 2t Jackson Ragen (hold the opponent to prevent him from moving forward)