Bahia snatch stoppage-time win to climb to sixth | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Bahia beat Botafogo 2-1 in the Brasileirão. Huguinho put Fogão ahead in the seventh minute with a right-footed strike from outside the box. Neto was sent off in the second minute of first half stoppage time, and Tricolor Baiano levelled via Nahuel Ferraresi's own goal (57.) before David Duarte won it in the second minute of second half stoppage time from Ademir's cross. Esquadrão de Aço controlled 68.5% possession and registered 24 attempts, repeatedly penning the visitors back. Tricolor Baiano rise from eighth to sixth and visit Atlético Mineiro next, while Glorioso drop from 10th to 11th and host Santos next.

Player of the Match: David Duarte anchored the back line and decided it with a stoppage-time winner, adding four aerial wins, five clearances and two shots on target.

Stat of the Match: Raul Steffens produced seven saves, resisting sustained pressure until the late twist.

Three Things We Learned: Glorioso's red card before the interval shifted the game's balance and left them defending deep. Rodrigo Nestor drove Esquadrão de Aço's threat with five shots and five key passes. Tricolor Baiano's wing supply told, with 10 corners and 47 crosses at 27.7% accuracy sustaining pressure.