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Spectators: 7365 (Terracing: 5525, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Virgílio do Nascimento kicked off to start the match. Luiz Guilherme dos Santos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tales Teixeira. United Foxes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tales Teixeira made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Hílton Garcia sent off a good shot on target. Hílton Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Tales Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diamantino Meirelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Francisco Ramos in the 16th minute of the match. If João Francisco Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 24 minutes, Virgílio do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esporte Clube Bahia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgílio do Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tales Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walmir Amaral hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Diamantino Meirelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Carioca, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 1-1 became the score in the 40th minute when Virgílio do Nascimento elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Dorival Meira kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When Paulo Renato Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the United Foxes 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 Paulo Renato Ferreira couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when João Francisco Ramos made the kick off in the second half. Vicente Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 53 minutes into the match, United Foxes's Beto Carioca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diamantino Meirelles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Hílton Garcia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 62 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when United Foxes's Paulo Renato Ferreira fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Hílton Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hílton Garcia in the 74th minute of play forced United Foxes's goalkeeper Tales Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hílton Garcia struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Tales Teixeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esporte Clube Bahia. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Beto Carioca during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for United Foxes! Tales Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavinho Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hílton Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Teixeira having to interfere. Tales Teixeira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Virgílio do Nascimento went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Esporte Clube Bahia's zone, João Francisco Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Meirelles came out of the goal and João Francisco Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.