Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Arena Fonte Nova where Esporte Clube Bahia play host to Club Athletico Paranaense. A crowd of 12,973 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Esporte Clube Bahia are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Club Athletico Paranaense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matheus Ferreira.


0.00
Esporte Clube Bahia start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.04
Vasco Quintanilla runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vasco Quintanilla lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete makes a deft header but Facundo Prado is on top of it.
4.20
With some swift thinking, Marcos Vinicius Pelado plays the ball forward to Erick Ronaldo. Erick Ronaldo chips the ball to his team mate, Valentín Zavagno. Valentín Zavagno shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.52
Vasco Quintanilla takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Erick Ronaldo. Erick Ronaldo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Facundo Prado. What a great pair of hands!
16.37
Richard Schilawski makes a simple pass to Néstor Serna. Néstor Serna knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco G. Paquito. Francisco G. Paquito plays a scrappy one-two with Alan Villalba and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francisco G. Paquito takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Antonio Carlos Branco manages to gather it.
21.01
Marcio Athirson sees Vasco Quintanilla in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vasco Quintanilla sees Lorenzo Ferreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lorenzo Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Valentín Zavagno. With a superhuman jump, Valentín Zavagno connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.58
Vasco Quintanilla chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Navarrete. Alessandro Navarrete knocks in a cross ball towards Valentín Zavagno. Valentín Zavagno finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
24.07
Rafael Junior passes the ball forward to Vasco Quintanilla. Vasco Quintanilla kicks a strong pass forward to Valentín Zavagno. Valentín Zavagno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.07
Néstor Serna kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Villalba. Alan Villalba knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Junior.
36.51
Gustavo Venegas makes a probing pass to Cauê Pacheco. Cauê Pacheco threads a neat ball through to Mateo Ortega. Mateo Ortega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.04
Mateo Ortega catches Emiliano Rivas on the ankles. Mateo Ortega is shown the yellow card! Emiliano Rivas stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.04
Emiliano Rivas kicks a strong pass forward to Erick Ronaldo. Erick Ronaldo sees Valentín Zavagno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Valentín Zavagno shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Esporte Clube Bahia appear unchanged since the first half. Club Athletico Paranaense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Club Athletico Paranaense get the second half underway!
51.58
Rafael Junior deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vasco Quintanilla. Vasco Quintanilla darts forward. Vasco Quintanilla whips in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Ferreira. Lorenzo Ferreira connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.22
António Thome hits a low pass to Néstor Serna. Néstor Serna makes a simple pass to Alan Villalba. Alan Villalba shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.54
Esporte Clube Bahia have made a substitution with Lucas Gabriel Vitor Santiago replacing Erick Ronaldo .
65.26
Néstor Serna flicks a high pass forward. Francisco G. Paquito collects the pass. Francisco G. Paquito lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Villalba. Alan Villalba jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
66.26
António Thome hits a low pass to Maximiliano Davis. Maximiliano Davis runs straight at the opposition's defence. Maximiliano Davis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Antonio Carlos Branco manages to gather it.
69.15
Richard Schilawski hits a low pass to Maximiliano Davis. Maximiliano Davis makes a simple pass to Francisco G. Paquito. Francisco G. Paquito shoots from 20 yards. Antonio Carlos Branco gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
72.37
Cauê Pacheco makes a probing pass to Alan Villalba. Alan Villalba plays a one-two with Francisco G. Paquito and rushes in on goal... Alan Villalba looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
73.10
Néstor Serna kicks a strong pass forward to Mateo Ortega. Mateo Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Villalba. Alan Villalba makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
75.55
With imagination, Edwin Ward plays the ball forward to Vasco Quintanilla. Vasco Quintanilla makes a probing pass to Lorenzo Ferreira. Lorenzo Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.55
Néstor Serna flicks the ball to his team mate, Mateo Ortega. Mateo Ortega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Antonio Carlos Branco smothers it!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
31.3%
41.8%
26.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vasco Quintanilla of Esporte Clube Bahia