League Play-Off

Bahia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cléber Rodrigues made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrique Severo got free with Cristiano Palmeira in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 3rd match minute, Elvira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belmiro Simão to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bahia SS's Elano Tavares got a free kick in the 7th minute. Cléber Rodrigues's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Damião read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Robinho Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cléber Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Elvira's Thiago Queiroz got a free kick in the 15th minute. Henrique Severo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristiano Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitinho Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Henrique Severo came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Bahia SS 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 Henrique Severo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmiro Simão in the 34th minute of play forced Bahia SS's goalkeeper Hugo Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cléber Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Elvira booed when Bahia SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Augusto Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cléber Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robinho Paiva in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitinho Vianna was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Elvira's Donatello Perez got a free kick in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Severo in the 53rd minute of play forced Elvira's goalkeeper Cristiano Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Henrique Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elvira's Cristiano Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitinho Vianna in the 61st minute of play. In the 65th minute, Cléber Rodrigues made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Damião. Bahia SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Elvira's Cristiano Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Severo in the 69th minute of play. Elano Tavares hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 75 minutes into the match, Elvira's Américo Soeiro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cristiano Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Severo in the 78th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Henrique Severo sped through Elvira's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cristiano Palmeira. Bahia SS's Hugo Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléber Rodrigues in the 86th minute of play. Kauan Matorin's late challenge caught a Bahia SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kauan Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Elvira's Kauan Matorin got a free kick in the 87th minute. Robinho Paivas short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Hugo Damião to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hugo Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléber Rodrigues in the 92nd minute of the match. The supporters of Elvira booed when Bahia SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elano Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cléber Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Elvira 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 Cléber Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. During the 97th minute of the match Kauan Matorin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Kauan Matorin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Elvira's Kauan Matorin got a free kick in the 98th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.