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Estádio Moacirzao
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugênio Velasco kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes, Adalberto da Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bahia E.C and the Macaé esporte clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bahia E.C! With his leg Erik do Vale managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Macaé esporte clube's Eugênio Velasco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Geraldo Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Valdo Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Júlio Schmidt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bahia E.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macaé esporte clube the free kick. Júlio Schmidt hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Eugênio Velasco struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Erik do Vale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macaé esporte clube. Amílton Fantini struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Valdo Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bahia E.C. Geraldo Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdo Lara having to interfere. Valdo Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Erik do Vale was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eugênio Velasco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 43 minute of play. In the 47th minute, Eugênio Velasco 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. 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 Amílton Fantini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Eugênio Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugênio Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik do Vale having to interfere. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bahia E.C's goalkeeper Erik do Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Macaé esporte clube booed when Bahia E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júlio Schmidt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eugênio Velasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erik do Vale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Valdo Lara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geraldo Mello in the 87th minute. In the 89th match minute, Macaé esporte clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serginho Cabral to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Eugênio Velasco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macaé esporte clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 97th match minute, Bahia E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Ramos to maneuver through the defense.