Arena VR
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741,
Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Tyskie started the match with the kick off. VR. GARARU's Evelio Cobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Eduardo Salles in the 2nd minute of play. After having played for 5 minutes, Edward Tyskie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VR. GARARU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Tyskie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evelio Cobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Salles in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Xavier in the 16th minute of play forced VR. GARARU's goalkeeper Evelio Cobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Tyskie got free with Marcelo Lomba in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Salles in the 25th minute of play forced VR. GARARU's goalkeeper Evelio Cobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edward Tyskie during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edward Tyskie kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Gilberto Abraão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VR. GARARU's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esporte Club Bahia the free kick. After a rather tough play, VR. GARARU's Gilberto Abraão got a free kick in the 29th minute. VR. GARARU's Evelio Cobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Eduardo Salles in the 29th minute of play. Evelio Cobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Gustavo Paes in the 31st minute of the match. Evelio Cobo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Gustavo Paes went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Tyskie got free with Marcelo Lomba in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valdemar Moura was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 45 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the game, one of VR. GARARU:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Esporte Club Bahia a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Luiz Gustavo Paes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of VR. GARARU's Evelio Cobo. 0-2. The VR. GARARU players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Esporte Club Bahia were winning 0-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Gustavo Paes to make the kick off. If Gerson Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Gustavo Paes took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evelio Cobo. Evelio Cobo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Edward Tyskie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Marcelo Lomba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, VR. GARARU's goalkeeper Evelio Cobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Eduardo Salles. 65 minutes into the match, VR. GARARU's goalkeeper Evelio Cobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Eduardo Salles. Evelio Cobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Paes in the 67th minute of play. Luís Eduardo Salles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Evelio Cobo made a huge save. The Esporte Club Bahia fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Esporte Club Bahia's Luiz Gustavo Paes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 74th match minute, Esporte Club Bahia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Gustavo Paes to maneuver through the defense. Clóvis Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Luiz Gustavo Paes 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. After having played for 89 minutes, Edward Tyskie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VR. GARARU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Tyskie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th match minute, VR. GARARU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidney Simões to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, VR. GARARU's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Gustavo Paes came free, but Evelio Cobo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
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