Week 28 features a match on Thu Sep 29th, where Goiás will play host to Botafogo in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Goiás, recorded a 1-1 draw against Bragantino. Alerrandro scored the first goal for Bragantino in the 28th minute, but Pedro Raúl got the equalizer for Goiás in the 55th minute earning them at least the one point. Goiás is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while botafogo is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Coritiba. Víctor Cuesta struck first for Botafogo in the 75th minute on a feed from Fernando Marçal, then Tiquinho added another in the 79th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Coritiba couldn’t manage to score, and Botafogo took the shutout win. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Goiás took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Víctor Cuesta scored the first goal for Botafogo in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then in the 73rd minute, Fellipe Bastos sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Pedro Raúl Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Pedro Raúl to cap off a wild match.
Botafogo’s top weapon lately has been Carlos Eduardo, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Goiás is glad to have Pedro Raúl in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.