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Flamengo edges past Bahia in tight Copa do Brasil clash
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Flamengo secured a 1-0 victory over Bahia in a closely contested Copa do Brasil quarter-final clash at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho. Giorgian De Arrascaeta scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute, assisted by Bruno Henrique.
Despite dominating possession with 54%, Bahia failed to translate their control into goals, registering zero shots on target. Flamengo, on the other hand, managed 11 shots with 5 hitting the target.
The match was characterized by a tense midfield battle and a flurry of substitutions on both sides. Bahia received two yellow cards, one for Gabriel Xavier in the 66th minute and another for Iago in the 87th minute. Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique was booked in the 88th minute.
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Substitutions bahia: at minute 58 L. Rodriguez came in and Cauly went out., at minute 59 Ademir came in and Everaldo went out., at minute 70 Rafael Ratao came in and Thaciano went out., at minute 71 C. de Pena came in and Everton Ribeiro went out., at minute 85 Iago came in and Luciano Juba went out.
Substitutions flamengo: at minute 71 Gabriel Barbosa came in and G. de Arrascaeta went out., at minute 78 G. Varela came in and Ayrton Lucas went out., at minute 87 Allan came in and Evertton went out., at minute 88 E. Pulgar came in and Luiz Araujo went out., at minute 88 Matheus Goncalves came in and Bruno Henrique went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Flamengo
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