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Fortaleza EC Secures Victory in Thrilling Match Against Bahia in Salvador
In a hard-fought match at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Fortaleza EC secured a valuable away victory against Bahia with a final score of 3 to 2. The match, corresponding to Matchday 34 of the Brazilian Serie A, was a clash of styles, where Fortaleza’s effectiveness prevailed over Bahia’s ball possession.
Fortaleza struck first with a goal from A. Bareiro in the 30th minute, assisted by J. Herrera. Shortly after, in the 36th minute, Herrera extended the lead for the visitors thanks to a pass from T. Pochettino. However, the first half also saw Bareiro receive a yellow card.
In the second half, Bahia sought a comeback and Willian Jose reduced the deficit from the penalty spot in the 65th minute. But Fortaleza responded quickly and Deyverson scored the third goal for his team in the 75th minute. In the final minutes, Tiago brought Bahia closer on the scoreboard with a goal in the 88th minute, assisted by Ademir, who had previously received a warning.
Despite their dominance in ball possession (71%), Bahia failed to capitalize on their numerous scoring opportunities (23 total shots, 8 on target) and their 10 corners. Fortaleza, on the other hand, demonstrated effectiveness with their 11 shots, of which 5 were on target. The match was marked by a high number of fouls (13 by Fortaleza and 6 by Bahia) and yellow cards (5 for Fortaleza and 1 for Bahia). Referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein had a busy night at the Arena Fonte Nova.
Substitutions bahia: at minute 46 Erick came in and Tiago went out., at minute 46 Caio Alexandre came in and Nicolas Acevedo went out., at minute 60 David Duarte came in and Everton Ribeiro went out., at minute 78 Gilberto came in and Cauly went out., at minute 90 Ademir came in and Kayky went out.
Substitutions fortaleza ec: at minute 71 A. Bareiro came in and Deyverson went out., at minute 71 M. Pereira came in and Pablo Roberto went out., at minute 71 T. Pochettino came in and Allanzinho went out., at minute 78 Breno Lopes came in and Matheus Rossetto went out., at minute 86 J. Herrera came in and Yago Pikachu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bahia
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