Playing with the support of the crowd at Arena Fonte Nova, Bahia was behind in the classic against Vitória, but managed a 1-1 draw this Sunday (5), in a match of the sixth and antepenultimate round of the group stage of the Copa do Nordeste. Oswaldo opened the scoring for the visitors in the eighth minute, and Jacaré secured the tie in stoppage time in the first half. 
It was not the result Bahia was looking for in front of 42,387 fans who filled the stadium. Tricolor was looking for the three points to approach the G4 of key B – the first four qualify for the quarterfinals. Now it is in seventh place, with five points. For Vitória, the tie meant goodbye to the quarterfinals. The Rubro-Negro has only three points, is in seventh place in Group A, and has no more chances to advance.
Vitória needed just eight minutes to open the scoring at Fonte Nova. Construction of the move began after the defense accurately removed Bahia’s corner kick. Who received the ball was striker Thiago Lopes, who launched Oswaldo behind the opponent’s defense, in an almanac counterattack. The number 11 shot alone, left the markers behind and kicked as goalkeeper Marcos Felipe left. In the sequence, Tricolor woke up in the match and put pressure on. Almost equalized with headers to the goal of defensive midfielder Rezende and left-back Matheus Bahia. Then, in the 33rd minute, with a free kick in two shots, Jacaré fired a rocket towards the goal, but Arcanjo parried it and the ball hit the post. And it was up to him, shirt number 29, to tie for Tricolor at home. In addition, Jacaré sent it to the back of the net after receiving a cross from Matheus Bahia.
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In the second half, both teams went on the attack. Bahia almost turned the score around in two good opportunities in a row, with Léo Gamalho and Jacaré, but without success. In the 24th minute, in a beautiful individual play, Railan leaves three Bahia markers behind, shoots from inside the area, but goalkeeper Marcos Felipe avoids Vitória’s goal. The game continued back and forth, but without creative bids it ended in 1-1.
