SALVADOR. Bahia overcomes Ituano 2-0 after M. Davo scores 2 goals.
Bahia remained in 10 after Didi received a red card in the 77′. Notwithstanding, Bahia still succeeded in win this match playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Braulio da Silva Machado who had the assistance of Johnny Barros de Oliveira and Giseli Casaril. The 4th official was Ricarle Gustavo Gonçalves Batista. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bahia had a superior ball possession 56% while Ituano was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bahia was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bahia won the match.
Bahia shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Ituano shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bahia received 1 yellow card (Patrick de Lucca). On the other side, Ituano received 2 yellow cards (C. Carlao and B. Schappo).
(Bahia) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (77′).
Also, Ituano didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Jimenez (Ituano) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Bahia will play away against CRB on the 4th of November with a 7-0 head to head record in favor of Bahia (3 draws).
Ituano will host Vasco da Gama on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.
Bahia – Formation
Bahia
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69', 87'Bahia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Enderson Alves Moreira decided to play with the following team: Danilo Fernandes , Marcinho , Ignácio , Didi , Matheus Bahia , Danielzinho , Patrick de Lucca , Lucas Mugni , Vítor Jacaré , Hugo Rodallega and Jonathan Copete .
The home team had on the bench: André Dhominique , Igor Torres, Luiz Henrique, Ricardo Goulart , Everton , Emerson Santos, Mateus Claus, Gregory, Julio Cesar Rezende , Raí Nascimento, Matheus Davó and Gabriel Xavier.
Substitutions
Bahia made 5 changes: H. Rodallega for Matheus Davo (57′), J. Copete for Ricardo Goulart (58′), Marcinho for Andre (72′), Patrick de Lucca for Rezende (73′) and Vitor Jacare for Everton (76′).
Best player: Matheus Davó
The most impressive player for Bahia was Matheus Davó.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.
Ituano – Formation
Ituano
Ituano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Carlos Alberto Pimentel played with: Jefferson Paulino , Raí Ramos , Lucas Dias Costa , Bernardo Schappo , Roberto , Caique , Carlão , Kaio Mendes , Lucas , Gabriel Barros and Rafael Elias .
These were the players on the bench: Vinicius Jau, Jorge Roa Jiménez , Mário Sergio , Léo Santos, Aylon , Dudu Vieira , Gerson Magrão, Glauco Tadeu and Leo Ceará .
Substitutions
Ituano made 5 changes: Gabriel Barros for Leo Santos (56′), Kaio Mendes for Dudu Vieira (56′), C. Carlao for J. Jimenez (61′), Papagaio for Aylon (68′) and Roberto for M. Sergio (68′).
Best player: Jefferson Paulino
The player that probably impressed the most for Ituano was the goalkeeper: Jefferson Paulino. His rating is 7.31. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Operário PR – Sampaio Corrêa – 1-1
- Brusque – Ponte Preta – 2-1
- Bahia – Ituano – 2-0
- CRB – Grêmio – 2-0
- Sport Recife – CSA – 4-0
- Guarani – Náutico – 1-0
- Cruzeiro – Chapecoense – 1-1
- Vasco da Gama – Tombense – 3-1
