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ESTÁDIO VILATUR
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viggo Lidström got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Douglas Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot. AMÉRICA F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas Berger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Lomba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvinho Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Marcelo Lomba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvinho Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, Silvinho Pinheiro notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Esporte Club Bahia's Marcelo Lomba. Marcelo Lomba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Douglas Berger came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the AMÉRICA F.C. 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 Douglas Berger couldn't finish the play. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Silvinho Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oséas Trancoso 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 19th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Esporte Club Bahia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Möllgren to maneuver through the defense. When Leonard Setara fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AMÉRICA F.C.'s protests and gave Leonard Setara a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AMÉRICA F.C. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Leonard Setara hit a great ball. Oséas Trancoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 28th minute Luiz Gustavo Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Esporte Club Bahia were awarded a corner. Mats Möllgren went to the cornerflag to take it. After 30 played minutes Esporte Club Bahia got a freekick which was hit by Viggo Lidström. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viggo Lidström in the 33rd minute of play forced AMÉRICA F.C.'s goalkeeper Oséas Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Esporte Club Bahia getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Mats Möllgren hit a great ball. Marcelo Lomba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Douglas Berger in the 34th minute. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viggo Lidström in the 36th minute of play. Mats Möllgren kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Douglas Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Lomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Gustavo Paes in the 40th minute of play. Oséas Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viggo Lidström in the 45th minute of the match.

Marcelo Lomba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvinho Pinheiro in the 51st minute of the match. Douglas Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Marcelo Lomba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute of the match, Viggo Lidström got a very nice opportunity to score, but Oséas Trancoso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Silvinho Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oséas Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viggo Lidström in the 63rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Gustavo Paes in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oséas Trancoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Moisés Camargo struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Marcelo Lomba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AMÉRICA F.C.. When AMÉRICA F.C.'s Silvinho Pinheiro in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esporte Club Bahia's goalie prevented a goal. Oséas Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Paes in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Silvinho Pinheiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Lomba was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Leonard Setara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Marcelo Lomba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvinho Pinheiro in the 83rd minute of play forced Esporte Club Bahia's goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Silvinho Pinheiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Lomba. Esporte Club Bahia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvinho Pinheiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 91 played minutes Esporte Club Bahia got a freekick which was hit by Viggo Lidström. In the 93rd minute, Douglas Berger made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Lomba. Esporte Club Bahia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Esporte Club Bahia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.