League Play-Off

Estádio Buare
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Luiz Eduardo Mendes got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Custódio Secco. After a rather tough play, Bahia's Eduard Pavlišta got a free kick in the 10th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Luiz Eduardo Mendes in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Bahia's Zé Roberto Abreu. The audience was convinced that Tony Loureiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eduardo Queiroz was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Reinaldo Donato's late challenge caught a Bahia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reinaldo Donato helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes Cantos FC got a freekick which was hit by Reinaldo Donato. 1-0 became the score in the 18th minute when Jon Högman elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Genílson Pimenta made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Zé Augusto Meirelles immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Braga in the 26th minute of play forced Bahia's goalkeeper Tony Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Eduardo Queiroz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cantos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tony Loureiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Bahia's players had a chance to rest. Bahia's Eduard Pavlišta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by César Valle in the 35 minute of the game. When Bahia's Tony Loureiro in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cantos FC's goalie prevented a goal. Tony Araújo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Meirelles in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Jon Högman made a precise shot to the right of Eduardo Queiroz. Cantos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Custódio Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Araújo having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tony Loureiro made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Tony Loureiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahia's supporters rose to their feet, but Tony Loureiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduardo Queiroz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geovânio Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Araújo having to interfere. Jon Högman hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Bahia's Tony Araújo got control of the ball when Geovânio Braga tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cantos FC's Reinaldo Donato got a free kick in the 59th minute. César Valle made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bahia's Zé Roberto Abreu. After having played for 67 minutes, Tony Loureiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bahia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Loureiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luiz Eduardo Mendes made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bahia's Zé Roberto Abreu. The audience was convinced that Tony Loureiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eduardo Queiroz was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Eduardo Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Loureiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Geovânio Braga got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Geovânio Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Tony Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cantos FC's zone, Tony Loureiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eduardo Queiroz came out of the goal and Tony Loureiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 85 minutes, Custódio Secco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cantos FC and the Bahia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Custódio Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Tony Loureiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahia's supporters rose to their feet, but Tony Loureiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduardo Queiroz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cantos FC's Eduardo Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Loureiro in the 91st minute of play. After 92 minutes, Zé Augusto Meirelles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cantos FC and the Bahia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes Cantos FC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Augusto Meirelles. After some careless play in the Cantos FC defense, Giovanni Hames kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eduardo Queiroz. The Cantos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eduardo Queiroz should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cantos FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bahia.