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Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when João Francisco Branco made the kick off which started today's match. Zé Augusto de Brito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandro Carvalho in the 4th minute. A collision led to São Paulo Luz getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Thomás Fontes hit a great ball. Raphael Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magno Pernambucano in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes, William Gerber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EC Bahia and the São Paulo Luz players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of São Paulo Luz booed when EC Bahia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th match minute, EC Bahia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egídio Neto to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute Magno Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in EC Bahia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! Magno Pernambucano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael Donato having to interfere. When João Francisco Branco came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the São Paulo Luz 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 João Francisco Branco couldn't finish the play. Thomás Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thomás Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 35 played minutes São Paulo Luz got a freekick which was hit by Thomás Fontes. Raphael Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Magno Pernambucano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael Donato having to interfere. Raphael Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio Neto in the 43rd minute of play. João Francisco Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto de Brito having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

53 minutes into the match, São Paulo Luz's Thomás Fontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Augusto de Brito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, São Paulo Luz's Marcus Marquez got a free kick in the 54th minute. Raphael Donato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Magno Pernambucano in the 57th minute. Magno Pernambucano struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Raphael Donato didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EC Bahia. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Vânderson Porto took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Raphael Donato to make any attempt to save it. When Sandro Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the São Paulo Luz 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 Sandro Carvalho couldn't finish the play. São Paulo Luz's Sandro Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Thomás Fontes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Augusto de Brito. EC Bahia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomás Fontes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. São Paulo Luz's Raphael Donato proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save São Paulo Luz from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, São Paulo Luz's Raphael Donato got control of the ball when Magno Pernambucano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomás Fontes was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 90 played minutes São Paulo Luz got a freekick which was hit by Thomás Fontes. Magno Pernambucano struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Raphael Donato didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EC Bahia. After 93 played minutes São Paulo Luz got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Marquez.