Vitória plays poorly, but is saved with a goal at lights out against Jacuipense

In pre-season rhythm, Vitória hosted Jacuipense at Barradão and were unable to play good football in front of their fans. The clash, valid for the third round of the Bahia Championship, started off timidly and only gained excitement when the teams returned from the break. Despite the chances, it was the visitors who opened the scoring. Flavinho, trained in the youth divisions of Leão da Barra, scored the goal for Jacuipense. In the 52nd minute, Fabri scored Vitória’s equalizer.

With the 1-1 draw, the red and black team reaches five points and momentarily shares the lead between Baianão and Jacuipense. Regardless of the other results in the round, the red and black team returns to the field this Wednesday (22), when they face CRB, for the debut of the Copa do Nordeste 2025. With no time to regret the lost points, Carpini will need to adjust the mistakes shown. by the team to start Nordestão off on the right foot.

Motivated by their “red and black corner”, Vitória’s players started the game at Barradão, cheered by the fans. Coach Thiago Carpini gave those considered starters the opportunity to play minutes on the field, such as Ricardo Ryller, Cáceres and Neris. With the Copa do Nordeste knocking on the door, Jacuipense became the opponent for the debut of striker Wellington Rato, the club’s main signing for the season.

Despite being a right winger, the player acted more centrally – similar to Matheuzinho’s positioning. Without the ball, Vitória formed a 4-4-2 formation, with Rato accompanying Fabri in attack. With the ball rolling, Leão took a while to get going. The anemic start allowed Leão do Sisal to pose a threat to the goal defended by Gabriel, especially on counterattacks.

Jacuipense grew during the first stage, where they had 60% possession, and Leão da Barra started to have difficulties in setting up plays. The red and black team tried to verticalize in many moments, but did not find success in overtaking. At the base of the frame, the pressure from the visitors was a barrier for Vitória to be able to flow the match. Without success, Willian Oliveira had the best chance of the game, but wasted it.

Dissatisfied with the team’s performance, Thiago Carpini brought in three players after half-time. Janderson came in to increase physical strength in the attack, Ronald was chosen to improve the dynamics in midfield and captain Wagner Leonardo came in to make his debut this season. Despite ‘maximum strength’, it was the visitors who managed to open the scoring at Barradão.

Just three minutes into the second half, Matheus Firmino took a corner and Flavinho appeared in the area to head it. The ball even deflected off Janderson, taking away any chance for Gabriel to avoid Jacuipense’s goal. In addition to opening the scoring, the goal scored was what was needed for the match to finally get going. Vitória managed to pile up chances to equalize the score, but failed to make the final decision.

Seeing the home team’s improvement in the match, the opponent lowered their lines and compacted themselves in defense. The strategy was clear: close the spaces and take advantage of the slow recovery of the Reds and Blacks. Despite the attempt to change the score, Vitória became disorganized and gave in to pressure. When the lights went out, the damper took effect. Mosquito launched into the area, Wagner Leonardo headed it and Fabri deflected it to give final figures to the confrontation.

Victory 1 x 1 Jacuipense – Campeonato Baiano (3rd round)

Victory: Gabriel; Cáceres, Neris (Dionísio), Zé Marcos (Wagner Leonardo) and Hugo (Lucas Esteves); Willian Oliveira, Ricardo Ryller (Ronald) and Wellington Rato; Gustavo Mosquito, Osvaldo (Janderson) and Fabri. Technical: Thiago Carpini.

Jacuipense: Marcelo, Hugo Moura, Everson, Weverton and Vicente; Guilherme Rend (William), Thiago (Borges), Vinícius Amaral (Mizael) and Matheus Firmino (Alison); Cesinha (Alex Cazumba) and Flavinho. Technical: Rodrigo Chagas.

Goals: Flavinho, at 3, Fabri, at 52 minutes of the second half;

Yellow card: Hugo, Wagner Leonardo, Willian Oliveira (Vitória); Vinícius Amaral, Borges, Mizael (Jacuipense)

Arbitration: Wagner Francisco Silva Souza will be assisted by Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Matos and Marcus Vinicius Ferreira de Souza.