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Rei Fernando
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) Bahia City's Adilson Novaes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rodrigo Nestor struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Telmo Madureira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bahia City. Telmo Madureira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adilson Novaes went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Diogo Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Fellipe Rezende fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E.C 2 Janeiro RS's protests and gave Fellipe Rezende a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes E.C 2 Janeiro RS got a freekick which was hit by Fellipe Rezende. The audience was convinced that Adilson Novaes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo Madureira was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Haroldo Sanches struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Peter Ivarsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for E.C 2 Janeiro RS. 19 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Nestor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Telmo Madureira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bahia City were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after E.C 2 Janeiro RS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fellipe Machado took the corner. After taking down the ball on Bahia City's corner Fellipe Machado fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Telmo Madureira quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Nestor in the 27th minute of play forced E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goalkeeper Telmo Madureira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertinho Guedes's late challenge caught a Bahia City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertinho Guedes helped the player get up and apologised. Adilson Novaes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Telmo Madureira having to make a save. If Rodrigo Nestor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 minutes, Adilson Novaes made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Telmo Madureira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in E.C 2 Janeiro RS's zone, Adilson Novaes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telmo Madureira came out of the goal and Adilson Novaes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 44 minutes, Adilson Novaes made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Telmo Madureira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Bahia City were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Humberto Paes to strike the kick off in the second half. Adilson Novaes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Telmo Madureira came out and tried to block the shot, but Adilson Novaes slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 51st minute. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Adilson Novaes scored to the left of an out of position Telmo Madureira, making the score, 0-8. After a defensive mix-up in E.C 2 Janeiro RS's zone, Igor Senna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telmo Madureira came out of the goal and Igor Senna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Rodrigo Nestor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in E.C 2 Janeiro RS's zone, Fellipe Machado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telmo Madureira came out of the goal and Fellipe Machado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adilson Novaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Madureira having to interfere. The supporters of Bahia City booed when E.C 2 Janeiro RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaká Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Fellipe Machado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Telmo Madureira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Rodrigo Nestor got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Telmo Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adilson Novaes in the 79th minute of the match. Adilson Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Adilson Novaes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Telmo Madureira. That made the score 0-13 in the 88 minute of play. Rodrigo Nestor struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Telmo Madureira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bahia City. In the 92nd minute, Adilson Novaes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bahia City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-14. The E.C 2 Janeiro RS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bahia City were clearly better and deserved to take the win.