SALVADOR. Bahia conquers Fortaleza with a 2-0 win with a goal from Kanu (22′) and a goal from R. Ratão (90′).
The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima with the assistance of Neuza Ines Back and Francisco Chaves Bezerra Junior. The 4th official was Josué Reis de Jesus Júnior. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.77 degrees Celsius or 78.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Bahia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Fortaleza that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fortaleza had a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bahia was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Bahia shot 16 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortaleza shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bahia received 6 yellow cards (Yago Felipe, Danilo Fernandes, Cauly, Thaciano, Raul Gustavo and C. Cándido). On the opposite side, Fortaleza received 5 yellow cards (Lucas Sasha, J. P. Vojvoda, Bruno Pacheco, Titi and Emanuel Brítez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bahia will have 34 points to drop in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Fortaleza will stay with 42 points like Fluminense to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bahia will host Athletico PR on the 10th of November with a 12-6 head to head in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Fortaleza will play away agasint Bragantino on the 24th of November with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Bragantino (0 draws).
Bahia – Formation
Bahia
22'
35'
46'
Bahia started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Rogério Mücke Ceni decided to play with the following team: Marcos Felipe , Gilberto , Kanu , Raul Gustavo , C. Cándido , Thaciano , Yago Felipe , N. Acevedo , Cauly , Everaldo and Biel .
The home team had on the bench: Danilo Fernandes, Gabriel Xavier, Ademir , Rafael Ratão , Diego Rosa , Léo Cittadini, L. Mugni, Vinícius Mingotti, David Duarte, Cicinho, Luciano Juba and Matheus Bahia .
Bahia could not rely on the presence of Luciano Juba (injured).
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: C. Cándido for Matheus Bahia (46′), Everaldo for Ademir (79′), Cauly for Diego Rosa (79′), Biel for Rafael Ratão (62′) and Thaciano for Luciano Juba (62′).
Best player: Kanu
The player that probably impressed the most for Bahia was Kanu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Fortaleza – Formation
Fortaleza
Fortaleza started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Juan Pablo Vojvoda played with: João Ricardo , Dudu , Emanuel Brítez , Tobias Figueiredo , Bruno Pacheco , Pedro Augusto , Lucas Sasha , Marinho , Lucas Crispim , Guilherme and Thiago Galhardo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tinga , Titi, Tomás Pochettino, Caio Alexandre , Juan Martín Lucero , Fernando Miguel, Zé Welison, Silvio Romero, Zanocelo, Calebe , Pedro Rocha and Imanol Machuca .
Fortaleza could not rely on the presence of Caio Alexandre (injured), Juan Martín Lucero (injured) and Tinga (injured).
Substitutions
Fortaleza made 5 changes: Guilherme for Imanol Machuca (46′), Lucas Crispim for Calebe (46′), Pedro Augusto for Caio Alexandre (71′), Calebe for Juan Martín Lucero (71′) and Dudu for Tinga (76′).
Best player: Dudu
The player that probably impressed the most for Fortaleza was Dudu.
His rating is with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
