Fortaleza vs Bahia, 2023 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Fortaleza are hosting Bahia
at Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Cicinho (Bahia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC).
- 9': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Vitor Hugo.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Hércules (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by David Duarte.
- 10': Attempt missed. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Pochettino with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Vitor Hugo (Bahia).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Vitor Hugo (Bahia).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Substitution, Bahia. Gabriel Xavier replaces Vitor Hugo because of an injury.
- 20': Ademir (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
- 21': Attempt missed. Thaciano (Bahia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cicinho.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademir.
- 25': Corner, Bahia. Conceded by Emanuel Brítez.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ademir (Bahia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cicinho.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Everaldo (Bahia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademir.
- 29': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Emanuel Brítez tries a through ball, but Calebe is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Cicinho (Bahia).
- 31': Romarinho (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Cicinho.
- 32': Attempt missed. Tinga (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Calebe with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Delay in match (Fortaleza EC).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 35': Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Titi tries a through ball, but Tinga is caught offside.
- 39': Ademir (Bahia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 40': Attempt saved. Ademir (Bahia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Romarinho (Fortaleza EC).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Guilherme replaces Romarinho because of an injury.
- 43': Corner, Bahia. Conceded by Bruno Pacheco.
- 44': Foul by Gabriel Xavier (Bahia).
- 44': Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Hércules (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calebe.
- 45'+2': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Marcos Felipe.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Guilherme (Fortaleza EC).
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Felipe (Bahia).
- 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Yago Pikachu replaces Guilherme because of an injury.
- 45'+8': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by David Duarte.
- 45'+9': Attempt blocked. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tinga.
- 45'+10': Cicinho (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+10': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Fortaleza EC).
- 45'+11': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 45'+11': Rezende (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+12': First Half ends, Fortaleza EC 0, Bahia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fortaleza EC 0, Bahia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bahia. Diego Rosa replaces Rezende.
- 45': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Juan Lucero replaces Tomás Pochettino.
- 46': Everaldo (Bahia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC).
- 48': Attempt missed. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tinga.
- 48': Foul by Kanu (Bahia).
- 48': Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 50': Offside, Bahia. David Duarte tries a through ball, but Everaldo is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yago Pikachu.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Cicinho (Bahia).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia).
- 54': Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Caio Alexandre (Fortaleza EC).
- 55': Thaciano (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia).
- 56': Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Cicinho (Bahia).
- 56': Cicinho (Bahia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Offside, Bahia. Thaciano tries a through ball, but Cicinho is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by David Duarte.
- 58': Ademir (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ademir (Bahia).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Bahia. Cauly replaces Ademir because of an injury.
- 62': Offside, Bahia. David Duarte tries a through ball, but Ryan is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Everaldo (Bahia).
- 65': João Ricardo (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Everaldo (Bahia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza EC).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Calebe (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Diego Rosa (Bahia).
- 69': Cauly (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC).
- 70': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Gabriel Xavier.
- 73': Corner, Bahia. Conceded by Caio Alexandre.
- 76': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza EC).
- 76': Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Silvio Romero replaces Calebe.
- 77': Substitution, Fortaleza EC. Vinicius Zanocelo replaces Hércules.
- 77': Cicinho (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza EC).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Marcos Felipe (Bahia).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Vinicius Zanocelo (Fortaleza EC).
- 81': Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Vinicius Zanocelo (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Everaldo (Bahia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza EC).
- 84': Attempt saved. Thiago Galhardo (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Pacheco with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Bahia. Vinicius Mingotti replaces Everaldo.
- 86': Corner, Bahia. Conceded by Vinicius Zanocelo.
- 87': Attempt saved. Nicolás Acevedo (Bahia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 88': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 88': Vinicius Mingotti (Bahia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Cicinho (Bahia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC).
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Yago Pikachu (Fortaleza EC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caio Alexandre.
- 90'+1': Corner, Fortaleza EC. Conceded by Kanu.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vinicius Zanocelo (Fortaleza EC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yago Pikachu with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Vinicius Mingotti (Bahia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cicinho with a cross.
- 90'+4': Offside, Fortaleza EC. Thiago Galhardo tries a through ball, but Juan Lucero is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by David Duarte (Bahia).
- 90'+6': Juan Lucero (Fortaleza EC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Diego Rosa (Bahia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza EC).
- 90'+7': Titi (Fortaleza EC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fortaleza EC 0, Bahia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fortaleza EC 0, Bahia 0.
Statistics
 BAH |
FOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 276 | Accurate Passes | 337 |
| 367 | Passes | 418 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 29 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 38,338
Venue: Castelão
Location: Fortaleza, Brazil
Attendance: 38,338
Brazil Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo | 26 | +20 | 53 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 26 | +24 | 50 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 26 | +7 | 49 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 25 | +11 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Fortaleza (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | João Ricardo (GK) |
| 4 | Titi  |
| 19 | Emanuel Britez |
| 6 | Bruno Pacheco |
| 2 | Tinga |
| 7 | Tomás Pochettino |
| 8 | Caio Alexandre |
| 35 | Hércules |
| 91 | Thiago Galhardo |
| 11 | Romarinho |
| 27 | Calebe |
Bahia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Marcos Felipe (GK) |
| 33 | David Duarte |
| 31 | Vitor Hugo |
| 4 | Kanu |
| 16 | Thaciano |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo |
| 5 | Julio Cesar |
| 66 | Ryan |
| 40 | Cicinho |
| 9 | Everaldo |
| 7 | Ademir |
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