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Estádio Azevedo
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) In the 4th minute, Fábio Velloso made a precise shot to the right of Narciso Novaes. Esporte Clube Bahia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Célio Nascimento struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Narciso Novaes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bittersweet. Adilson Loyola kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Célio Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Novaes having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Bittersweet's Célio Nascimento got a free kick in the 18th minute. Fábio Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narciso Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fábio Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. Fábio Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Novaes having to interfere. Narciso Novaes came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Bittersweet's Fábio Velloso. But to his dismay, Fábio Velloso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Célio Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Novaes having to interfere. Fábio Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fábio Velloso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fábio Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Narciso Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Velloso in the 54th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Bahia's goalkeeper Narciso Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Célio Nascimento, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 58 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Narciso Novaes was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Narciso Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fábio Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narciso Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fábio Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esporte Clube Bahia's goalkeeper Narciso Novaes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fábio Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narciso Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fábio Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute Fábio Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Novaes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Bittersweet's Fellipe Senna got control of the ball when Vágner Sergipano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Narciso Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisão Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baltazar Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Narciso Novaes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bittersweet. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vágner Sergipano got free with Fellipe Senna in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Narciso Novaes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fábio Velloso went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. When Fábio Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Bittersweet 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 Fábio Velloso couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Bittersweet's Fábio Velloso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Narciso Novaes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bittersweet walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.