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Vila Olimpica
Spectators: 5005 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 5) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Melo started the match with the kick off. A collision led to bahia getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rui Melo hit a great ball. A collision led to bahia getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Gonçalo de Mendonça hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jânio Sampaio got free with Renato Azevedo in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulão Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Azevedo having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Jânio Sampaio 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. Luizinho Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natanael Matos in the 31st minute of the match. Paulão Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 34 minutes, Paulão Vergílio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monstros Sagrados FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulão Vergílio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jânio Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Azevedo having to interfere. The supporters of bahia booed when Monstros Sagrados FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to bahia getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Roberto Pirani hit a great ball. Natanael Matos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizinho Magalhães having to interfere. Gonçalo de Mendonça scored 0-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luizinho Magalhães, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half bahia were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulão Vergílio to make the kick off. Gonçalo de Mendonça's late challenge caught a Monstros Sagrados FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gonçalo de Mendonça helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to bahia getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Gonçalo de Mendonça hit a great ball. Luizinho Magalhães made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Natanael Matos sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th match minute, bahia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Monstros Sagrados FC's goalkeeper Luizinho Magalhães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natanael Matos. With a little luck, Monstros Sagrados FC's Luizinho Magalhães got control of the ball when Natanael Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Luizinho Magalhães managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when bahia's Natanael Matos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 64 minutes into the match, Monstros Sagrados FC's goal looked a bit too open when Willian Gerber came free, but Luizinho Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Jânio Sampaio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monstros Sagrados FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Paulão Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute Willian Gerber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Rui Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Rui Melo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luizinho Magalhães. That made the score 1-2 in the 88 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Richard Andrade during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Monstros Sagrados FC booed when bahia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. bahia were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Monstros Sagrados FC's much stronger midfield.