Bahia No Gutter: Injuries and Red Card Spoil Dem Hot Match

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – E be like say dem no fit catch break for Bahia squad as dem suffer one wahala loss to Botafogo on Wednesday night (1st). Match no sweet dem at all, as di game finish 2-1, with bad news piling up like wet laundry.

First half e no too dey hot, but as dem wan settle down, Juba, dem star player, carry leg injury come dey limping. Na so di wahala start, as di Fogão (Botafogo) no waste time to take over di game. Just after 26 minutes, Santi Rodríguez don give dem di first goal. How e manage shake Bahia players no fit comot for my mind oo.

Wahala no end there o. Di second half just start and dem don chop one more goal, thanks to Jeffinho. E no dey easy to watch your team dey fall like dat. As if dem no sabi say dis one na direct hit for dem G-4 standings. But true true, di injury wey Juba carry no be small loss for di team.

But wait, di story no finish. Mingo, another key player, sef come gree dey injured, leaving dem in a tight corner. Di party for Bahia don turn to small wahala ground, as all dis injuries fit make dem game against Flamengo on Sunday (5th) tougher than family meeting after quarrel.

As di game carry on, Rodrigo Nestor fit reduce di score with one nice free kick, but just when we think say Bahia fit bounce back, wahala land again. Sanabria, di one wey dey try score equalizer, show red card like sey na him dey run di match. Make dem go reduce player because him play one kind win-win for di quality of di game. Even Nestor complain say di ref no suppose give Sanabria card at all. Chai!

Now, di standings show say Bahia dey hold 40 points for di 6th position while Botafogo don jump reach 4th with 43 points. E be like say dem dey play di numbers game for di league, as dis match fit decide who go dey in di hotshot competition next year.

Dem duff dem cap back, but dem no fit give in. Di next match fit show how dem go rise up from dis loss – dem no get choice. Dem be like underdog wey dey shake ground. Make we see how e go play out on Sunday na, but one thing sure, Santi Rodríguez and di rest self no go take dis one lightly.

So, as Bahia fans, we go just sit down dey yarn, they sip on our palm wine, and pray say di players go fit shake off dis injury amebo before dem face Flamengo. Na so e be for football, sometimes joy dey wey e dey lead to tears.