In a shocking game, Vitória faces Bahia and comes out ahead in the final
Good for the red and black team in the first clash between Vitória and Bahia to decide the Bahian state champion. With a turnaround worthy of a movie at Barrado, Vitória beat their great rival at home 3-2, in a mind-boggling game from the opening whistle. The Bahian tricolor managed to take a 2-0 lead on the scoreboard, but both teams had few chances to score in the first half, but each had clear chances to score. However, none of them managed to remove the zero from the scoreboard. Alerandro, top scorer in the Vitoriano and Bahia Championship, wasted a goal without a goalkeeper after a wrong pass from tricolor goalkeeper Marcos Felipe, while Wagner, on the other hand, saved a header from Tasiano on the line for Leonardo. What was missing in the initial phase was made up in the final phase. In the first minute, Thasiano gave Bahia the lead after receiving an assist from Cowley when the Red and Black defense failed. With negative scores on the scoreboard at Barrado, Vitória launched an attack, but the plan failed and midfielder Cauley's shot ended the team's second goal. The game then became attack vs. defense. Vitória fell and reduced the score less than 5 minutes later, with a goal from winger Mateusz Gonvalves. In order to guarantee the result, coach Rogério Ceni placed another defender on the field and formed line 3 in defense. A strategy designed to protect Bahia kept the tricolor against the wall and attracted Vitória to attack, which increased the turnaround. Led by young striker Mateus Gonvales, the Lions were looking for recovery. Surprisingly, Vittoria was able to turn things around. Mateus Gonvalves took advantage of the surplus in the area and scored again in the 44th minute of the second half to tie the match. But the party wasn't over yet, in the 52nd minute Yuri Castilho received a cross from Zeka in the area and turned the game around to score the winning goal in the final.