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JOAQUINZÃO
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viggo Lidström made the kick off which started today's match. Morjan Al Sayer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viggo Lidström, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Tiago Xavier fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esporte Club Bahia's protests and gave Tiago Xavier a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute Viggo Lidström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Morjan Al Sayer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Napoleon Frodyma came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the E.C TAUBATÉ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Napoleon Frodyma couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute Lauro Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Morjan Al Sayer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, E.C TAUBATÉ's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Carneiro came free, but Morjan Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Luiz Gustavo Paes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Morjan Al Sayer. E.C TAUBATÉ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Gustavo Paes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 21 minutes, Turgay Mutluhan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the E.C TAUBATÉ and the Esporte Club Bahia players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viggo Lidström in the 26th minute of play forced E.C TAUBATÉ's goalkeeper Morjan Al Sayer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Morjan Al Sayer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauro Carneiro in the 28th minute of the match. Jefferson Prado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clóvis Toscano's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Esporte Club Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Clóvis Toscano came free, but Jefferson Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Morjan Al Sayer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viggo Lidström in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, E.C TAUBATÉ's goal looked a bit too open when Viggo Lidström came free, but Morjan Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clóvis Toscano struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Jefferson Prado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for E.C TAUBATÉ. Wieslaw Petka hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Esporte Club Bahia's Jefferson Prado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Marz in the 37th minute of play. E.C TAUBATÉ's Morjan Al Sayer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro Carneiro in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute Lauro Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Morjan Al Sayer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Napoleon Frodyma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michel Schweinsteiger kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clóvis Toscano was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Carneiro in the 51st minute of play forced E.C TAUBATÉ's goalkeeper Morjan Al Sayer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 51st minute of the match, Lauro Carneiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Morjan Al Sayer saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jefferson Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clóvis Toscano in the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Esporte Club Bahia's Wieslaw Petka got a free kick in the 54th minute. Clóvis Toscano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jefferson Prado. Esporte Club Bahia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With an all-out effort, Esporte Club Bahia's Morjan Al Sayer threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lauro Carneiro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 60 minutes into the match, E.C TAUBATÉ's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Carneiro came free, but Morjan Al Sayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Morjan Al Sayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Paes in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, E.C TAUBATÉ's Morjan Al Sayer got control of the ball when Viggo Lidström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Morjan Al Sayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viggo Lidström in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, E.C TAUBATÉ's goalkeeper Morjan Al Sayer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viggo Lidström. Clóvis Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Jefferson Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Morjan Al Sayer was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lauro Carneiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 74 minute of play. Morjan Al Sayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lauro Carneiro in the 78th minute of play. With a little luck, E.C TAUBATÉ's Morjan Al Sayer got control of the ball when Viggo Lidström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Morjan Al Sayer made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Wieslaw Petka sent off a good shot on target. Jefferson Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Marz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esporte Club Bahia's Jean Sampaio was substituted for Clóvis Passos. Esporte Club Bahia's Gernando Moreira was substituted for Gilberto Quadros. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viggo Lidström got free with Morjan Al Sayer in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Eduardo Salles in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Morjan Al Sayer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 96 minutes, Luís Eduardo Salles made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. E.C TAUBATÉ's Morjan Al Sayer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The E.C TAUBATÉ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Esporte Club Bahia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.