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ARENA FONTE NOVA
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Desiderio Olentzaro took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Albariño's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Hulberto came free, but Timoteo Aznar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Albariño's goalkeeper Timoteo Aznar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Desiderio Olentzaro 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. 18 minutes into the match, Albariño's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Hulberto came free, but Timoteo Aznar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Salomone during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Timoteo Aznar made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Mariano Loramendi sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th minute Leon Hulberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timoteo Aznar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Tomas Salomone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Leon Hulberto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Timoteo Aznar, passed just outside the right post. Paulo Nicholas might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Timoteo Aznar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Nicholas ran back to his position shaking his head. Timoteo Aznar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Hulberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Leon Hulberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timoteo Aznar having to interfere. Paulo Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon Hulberto struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Timoteo Aznar 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. In the 43rd minute Leon Hulberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timoteo Aznar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timoteo Aznar having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Paulo Nicholas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Timoteo Aznar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Leon Hulberto made the kick off in the second half. When Esporte Clube Bahia's Leon Hulberto in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albariño's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Hulberto in the 59th minute of play forced Albariño's goalkeeper Timoteo Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desiderio Olentzaro struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Santos Gelmiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Albariño. After 69 played minutes Esporte Clube Bahia got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Tabor. After 71 played minutes Albariño got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Velasco. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Leon Hulberto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esporte Clube Bahia's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Hulberto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timoteo Aznar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Desiderio Olentzaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Gelmiro having to interfere. Esporte Clube Bahia's Paulo Nicholas got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Timoteo Aznar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Nicholas in the 86th minute of the match. After 89 minutes of play, Esporte Clube Bahia's Leon Hulberto made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timoteo Aznar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd match minute, Esporte Clube Bahia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Hulberto to maneuver through the defense. Leon Hulberto scored 5-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timoteo Aznar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Esporte Clube Bahia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.