The lighter game with Biel and Cauly didn’t work last Saturday night, but the Bahia Rogério Ceni presented a different repertoire to beat Fortaleza 2-0, on Saturday night, and achieve the third victory in a row. Without the same offensive creativity, Tricolor won the game with direct connection and set pieces (watch the best moments below).
Bahia 2 x 0 Fortaleza | Best Moments | 28th round of the Brazilian Championship
To repeat the good performance of the victory against Internacional, coach Rogério Ceni only changed what was necessary. With defender Vitor Hugo unable to play due to a cut on his forehead, Raul Gustavo was chosen. In midfield, Acevedo replaced Rezende, who was suspended.
On the field, however, what we saw was Bahia having difficulty coming up with a game, exchanging passes on both sides of the field, mainly on the right, and without being able to put together a good play to overcome the compact opposing team.
So, Tricolor needed to look for another alternative, a direct connection between defense and attack, to win the second ball in midfield and attack dangerously on the left side. At 20 minutes, the move resulted in a corner taken by Biel and finished with precision by Kanu [assista ao lance no vídeo abaixo].
At 21 min of the 1st half – header from Bahia’s Kanu against Fortaleza
Defensively, Bahia needed to stop Marinho’s plays with a foul, so much so that Camilo Cándido and Raul Gustavo received yellow cards in disputes with the attacker. In one of these set pieces, the shot crossed the Bahian Tricolor’s area with danger.
1 of 1 Kanu opened the scoring at Fonte Nova — Photo: Felipe Oliveira / EC Bahia / Disclosure Kanu opened the scoring at Fonte Nova — Photo: Felipe Oliveira / EC Bahia / Disclosure
In the final stretch of the first half, Bahia lowered the lines and offered the field to Fortaleza, in addition to giving up space at the top and almost taking the draw with another free kick taken by Marinho, this time saved by Marcos Felipe [assista ao lance no vídeo abaixo].
At 46 min of the 1st half – successful finish by Marinho from Fortaleza against Bahia
What went right and what went wrong in the first half:
Offensive set piece – ✅⚽Fight for the first or second ball in the attack – ✅Marking on the left side in Marinho – ❌
Counterattack didn’t work, but defense held up well
To avoid problems with Marinho’s advances, Rogério Ceni replaced left-back Camilo Cándido, already yellow, for Matheus Bahia, after half-time. Furthermore, Tricolor closed well and tried to bet on the counterattack, which worked against Inter, but without success this Saturday.
Furthermore, Fortaleza began to diversify its game, be more intense and bring danger beyond Marinho, who lost his production in the final stage. Machuca, for example, created danger in an individual move on the right.
Bahia’s response was immediate, in a play finished by Cauly. Furthermore, the Bahian team created well soon after, in a move led by the number 8 himself and finished by Biel, one of Tricolor’s rare good counterattacks in the game [assista ao lance no vídeo abaixo].
At 13 min of the 2nd half – shot inside the area by Gabriel Teixeira from Bahia against Fortaleza
To gain speed on the sides and momentum in marking, Rogério Ceni replaced Thaciano and Biel with Rafael Ratão and Luciano Juba, respectively, but the scenario of the match did not change, and Bahia continued to hand the ball to Fortaleza with ease and had to worry about the marking.
In the final part of the game, the coach removed Cauly and Everaldo for Diego Rosa and Ademir, respectively. With that, Ratão started to play in the center of the attack, and Ademir played on the right side. The changes at least allowed Bahia to keep the ball more, suffer less defensively and maintain the good result.
There was still time to score the second goal in a new play that linked the defense directly to the attack, which was started by goalkeeper Marcos Felipe, deflected by Juba and finished by Rafael Ratão [assista ao lance no vídeo abaixo].
50 minutes into the 2nd half – goal from inside the area by Rafael Ratão from Bahia against Fortaleza
What went right and what went wrong in the second half:
Defensive compactness – ✅Fight for the first or second ball in the attack – ✅⚽Counterattack – ❌
It varied well and achieved greater comfort
Bahia didn’t play a brilliant game against Fortaleza, but they were objective and took advantage of new virtues, which are starting to become clearer in this work by Rogério Ceni. The simplified game, with a quick transition to the attack, was supported by hits on set pieces and direct links.
It is worth noting that the defense withstood the opponent’s pressure well and did not make serious errors when releasing the ball, which is still used, but at the right dose. Furthermore, the Squadron went another game without conceding a goal. Goalkeeper Marcos Felipe, for example, did little work.
More bodied and evolving, Tricolor gained momentum and confidence in the fight against relegation. This Wednesday, Bahia will have a game against Cruzeiro, at Mineirão, at 8 pm (Brasília time), for the 29th round of Series A.
2023-10-22 08:00:16
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