Flamengo defeated Botafogo in the best-of-three series of the Campeonato Carioca Sub-23. On Wednesday night (10), playing in Gávea, the red-black team won 90 to 63 and won the tournament.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Matheus Gueiros - 26 points
Yan Marun - 23 points
Felipe Motta - 14 points

O JOGO

1st BEDROOM

The first quarter began with the defenses well-positioned, and as a result, in the first two minutes, the visiting team only made one two-pointer. In the seventh minute, Botafogo hit their first of three, making it 7-0. Soon after, on a contested play off a free throw rebound, Emanuel scored FlaBasquete's first points of the final.

Matheus Gueiros battled in the paint, grabbed the rebound, and with a layup, tied the score at 7-7. With a minute remaining in the first quarter, Botafogo hit a three-pointer, and Yan Marun responded immediately from the perimeter. The quarter ended 16-21 for the Rio de Janeiro team.

2st BEDROOM

Early on, Felipe Motta hit a drive and scored the first points of the second quarter, his sixth of the game. In the seventh minute, Túlio scored a great basket from the dead zone for two points, cutting the lead to just three points. On a beautiful play by Isaque, Túlio turned the game around for Mais Querido with a layup: 7-24. On a lightning-fast counterattack, Túlio again found Yan at speed, and the number 23 used the layup for two points, was fouled, and converted the free throw. Later, Matheus Gueiros, alone in the dead zone, scored for three points, increasing the lead to seven points. Mengão's number 11, Túlio, a well-oiled man, scored three more points in the final 7 minutes of the first half. In the end, Felipe Motta was fouled, made both free throws, and the quarter ended 10-42.

3st BEDROOM

The third quarter started off lively, with Felipe Motta scoring three more points from the backcourt. Then, number 13 led a quick attack and found Yan, who scored two more points with a layup. Soon after, Yan, under challenge, hit a beautiful three-pointer, increasing the lead to 11 points. On the next play, Matheus Gueiros, from the same spot, hit another three-pointer: 60-46. FlaBasquete's number 8, Matheus Gueiros, had the hot hand and hit another three-pointer. The score went into the fourth quarter at 67-50 for the Rio de Janeiro club.

4st BEDROOM

In the final 10 minutes, the defense began to outperform the offense. But Flamengo didn't let the lead close, even after four minutes of play. In a well-worked play late in the game, Yan and Gueiros exchanged passes to the offensive line, and Gueiros scored two more points, making it 80-61. After that, Flamengo controlled the match and gave Botafogo no chance to close the gap. The game ended 90-63, with another trophy for the Flamengo Museum.