Bahia see Everton Ribeiro sent off, play out goalless draw at Fonte Nova | OneFootball

Bahia drew against América de Cali in the first leg of the duel that qualifies for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.

Despite dominating the match and creating the best scoring opportunities, the Squad drew without goals this Tuesday (15) at Fonte Nova.

Rogério Ceni chose to preserve some of his starters in the match.

Everton Ribeiro only entered the field in the second half and ended up being expelled in the final minutes of the match.

The return match of the confrontation that qualifies for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana takes place next Tuesday (22), with América de Cali as the home team.

The game

The team led by Rogério Ceni controlled the match for almost the entire time.

Even without many important pieces in the starting lineup, it was Bahia who appeared most in the attack.

At five minutes into the game, the referee was called to review a possible penalty play for Bahia.

But he maintained the field decision and did not mark the penalty despite the ball hitting the arm of an América de Cali player inside the area.

With difficulties in creating real scoring opportunities, Rogério Ceni put some of his starters on the field.

Everton Ribeiro, Caio Alexandre, and Ademir entered the field at 13 minutes into the second half.

The pressure from Bahia on the field increased, with Kayky even hitting the post and missing a clear scoring opportunity.

But the Squad was unable to score and even ended up with ten players on the field in the final minutes of the second half.

Everton Ribeiro hit an opponent's arm and received a red card after the referee was called to review the play on VAR.

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