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Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Virgílio do Nascimento started the match with the kick off. Tomé Barral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hílton Garcia in the 3rd minute. When Marcelinho Pontes fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São José F. C.'s protests and gave Marcelinho Pontes a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Esporte Clube Bahia booed when São José F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Pontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Hílton Garcia 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. Tomé Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio do Nascimento in the 6th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Hílton Garcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tomé Barral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 17 minutes of play, São José F. C.'s Claudinei Lago made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diamantino Meirelles was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomé Barral made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Geovani Camargo sent off a good shot on target. Tomé Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio do Nascimento in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 38th minute, one of Esporte Clube Bahia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Esporte Clube Bahia. Geovani Camargo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tomé Barral firmly grabbed it by the left post. Claudinei Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudinei Lago made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hílton Garcia in the 53rd minute of play forced São José F. C.'s goalkeeper Tomé Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hílton Garcia in the 54th minute of play forced São José F. C.'s goalkeeper Tomé Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. São José F. C.'s Tomé Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton Garcia in the 55th minute of play. Nando Vargas kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to Esporte Clube Bahia getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Natanael de Mendonça hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudinei Lago in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diamantino Meirelles saved Esporte Clube Bahia from getting behind. 67 minutes into the match, São José F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Seco came free, but Tomé Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Hílton Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 played minutes São José F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Nando Vargas. Tomé Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinei Lago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Meirelles having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio do Nascimento in the 90th minute of play forced São José F. C.'s goalkeeper Tomé Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute Virgílio do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio do Nascimento in the 94th minute of play forced São José F. C.'s goalkeeper Tomé Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. São José F. C.'s Tomé Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Camargo in the 96th minute of play. Virgílio do Nascimento hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Esporte Clube Bahia fans cheered their team off the field, for while São José F. C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.