Ferroviário vs. Vitória

Ferroviário vs. Vitória
Estádio Presidente Vargas
15 Out 2006
1600

Ferroviário returned home after a midweek loss to face Serie C leaders Vitória of Bahia. Ferroviário entered the game tied for third on points, tied for fourth based on the first tie breaker of goal differential. Facing one of the favorites in Serie C, Ferroviário needed at least a tie, and had to be looking for a win on their home pitch.

Things got underway on an especially hot afternoon. Ferroviário looked a step slow for the first fifteen minutes, with Vitória winning all of the headers and 50-50 balls. A few moments later however, the Ferroviário strikers combined on some rapid one touch passes to penetrate deep into the penalty area, where a Vitória defender brought down an attacker with a trip. The referee pointed to the spot, awarding a penalty kick. Ferroviário converted the chance, scoring the only goal of the first half. The remainder of the first half included a few near misses for both sides, but no further scoring.

The second half resumed with Ferroviário attacking constantly. An early chance skipped just wide of the goal post, denying Ferrão a two goal lead. Approximately ten minutes in, another nice sequence of passes found a Ferroviãrio striker wide open ten yards out. The striker buried a shot into the back of the net, leaving the Vitória keeper little chance to react. The score stood at 2-0 in favor of the home side. Ferroviário moments later had the chance to make it three goals, but a nice save by the keeper kept the margin at two. A breakdown in the Ferroviário defense 25 minutes in allowed Vitória an unmarked shot on goal, narrowing the gap to 2-1.

Thirty minutes into the second half, a blatant elbow to the face of a Ferroviário midfielder lead the referee to show the red card to a Vitória player, giving Ferroviário a man advantage for the remainder of the game. Ferroviário quickly set up another beautiful series of passes culminating in their third goal, making the score 3-1. A late chance by Vitória rattled off the cross bar, hitting the goal line, but never fully crossing the line, leaving the score at 3-1. No further goals were scored, and Ferroviário ended the game quite satisfied with a 3-1 victory against a strong Vitória side.