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Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Almir Quintal got the match started through his kick off. When Ihum's Zé Paulo Brasil in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esporte Clube Bahia's goalie prevented a goal. Artur Aguiar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nestor de Sena's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Almir Quintal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zé Paulo Brasil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ediberto Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matías Simão having to interfere. Artur Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Nestor de Sena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esporte Clube Bahia's Artur Aguiar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nestor de Sena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zé Paulo Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 37 minutes, Zé Paulo Brasil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ihum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Paulo Brasil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Zé Paulo Brasil sped through Esporte Clube Bahia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artur Aguiar. When Paulo José Antunes fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ihum's protests and gave Paulo José Antunes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ihum getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Paulo José Antunes hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Nestor de Sena made the kick off in the second half. Artur Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Nestor de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Paulo Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, Zé Paulo Brasil 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. Artur Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Esporte Clube Bahia's Dário Capixaba got a free kick in the 65th minute. 71 minutes into the game, one of Esporte Clube Bahia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Ihum a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Romário Faria, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Esporte Clube Bahia's Artur Aguiar. 0-2. When Nestor de Sena, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 76 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Artur Aguiar was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. When Nestor de Sena came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Ihum 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 Nestor de Sena couldn't finish the play. Pedrão Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Nestor de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Artur Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute Ediberto Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Simão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Ihum's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Quintal came free, but Matías Simão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nestor de Sena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Artur Aguiar made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Zé Paulo Brasil sent off a good shot on target. Matías Simão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laércio Fernandes in the 96th minute of the match. After 98 minutes of play, Esporte Clube Bahia's Almir Quintal made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matías Simão was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ihum played a much better game than Esporte Clube Bahia and deserved their victory. The Esporte Clube Bahia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.