Bahia managed to assemble their plays well against Azuriz, but failed to convert the good advances into goals, and left the confrontation with zero on the scoreboard
Bahia and azuriz faced each other on the night of this Tuesday, 19, in a match valid for the third round of the Copa do Brasil, with the Fonte Nova Arena as the stage of the confrontation. Champion of the Northeast last year, Tricolor guaranteed its direct spot at this stage of the competition on account of the triumph won in 2021.
With five consecutive victories this season, Tricolor is the current leader of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship and arrived for the match with high confidence. On the other hand, Azuriz did not qualify for the knockout stage of the Campeonato Paranaense, but reached the third stage of the Copa do Brasil in its first participation in history.
Channel – Athletistic
The game
First time
In the first minute of the game, Luiz Henrique was thrown inside the area and shared the ball with the goalkeeper Gaius. Falling to the ground, he called for a penalty, but the referee ordered the game to continue. Then, Bahia arrived on the other side. Marco Antonio tried to cross from the left, but the ball hit Bosel and went straight through the bottom line.
With six minutes, after the corner kick of Marco Antonio, Patrick climbed the first post and headed for a great save by Caio. in the surplus, Alligator he even touched the ball, but couldn’t finish it. Then, with the ball crossed from the right, Jacaré arrived behind Bosel and headed towards the goal. Caio managed to make the save and got the ball in the sequence.
At 41, Guarapuava left playing wrong, Bahia recovered the ball and Daniel opened on the left for Marco Antônio. In the division, the striker of Bahia arrived first and was touched by defender Guarapuava, who made the foul. Next, Daniel tried to take the shot in the direction of the goal and Bosel deflected it with his head towards the bottom line.
⏳ End of the first half in Salvador. For now, Bahia 0x0 Azuriz-PR for the Copa do Brasil. Team hammered throughout the entire initial stage, but the goal still hasn’t come out. pic.twitter.com/zlzL1wOxFo
— Esporte Clube Bahia (@ECBahia) April 19, 2022
End of the first half!
Second time
On the return of the break, after nine minutes, Azuriz arrived with Edson Carioca at speed from the left, entering the area and trying to finish. The ball exploded on Jonathan’s mark and went out through the baseline. Bahia reacted soon after, with Marco Antônio making a beautiful move in the middle, throwing it to Davó who invaded the area and fell after the split with Salazar.
At 25, after making a good save, goalkeeper Caio claimed cramp and threw the ball out. Bahia put it back in play and did not return possession to the team from Paraná. With that, the athletes had a disagreement and the time closed, having to have the intervention of the players to appease the spirits on the field.
With 34, Welisson was carrying the ball to the baseline and gave a beautiful pen to Luiz Otávio, who missed Azuriz’s number 18. In the next move, Bahia started to raise more balls in the opponent’s area. In one of these leftovers, Rezende risked a good first-time shot, but the ball went too high.
Afterwards, Ronaldo managed to make his move through the right wing, rolled the ball to Lucas Falcão who finished with her left leg, but she deflected it and was calm for the goalkeeper Caio to defend and remove the danger before the end of the match, which until this moment remained tied between the teams despite the good chances to open the score.
End of the game!
Source: sportbuzz
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