Athletico edge past Bahia in tight home contest
Athletico went ahead in the 16th minute when L. Esquivel opened the scoring with K. C. Vargas providing the assist. Bahia equalised ten minutes later through E. Pulga, levelling the match at 1-1.
The second half saw Athletico regain the lead in the 69th minute. J. Rivaldo scored with K. C. Vargas setting up his second assist of the evening. The home side held on for the remainder of the match, though they were reduced to ten men in the final moments when O. Hellmann received a red card in the 90th minute.
FINAL SCORE: Athletico 2-1 Bahia.
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