League

Beira Rio
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Fred Valencia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lucas Head Son had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nilmar de Souza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Waldir Diniz firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilmar de Souza got free with Waldir Diniz in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were awarded a corner. Nilmar de Souza went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Zona de Combate's goalie and right to Frank Linhares. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Zona de Combate's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Head Son got free with Waldir Diniz in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, Fred Valencia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waldir Diniz. Zona de Combate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Valencia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, Franklin Velloso notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz. Waldir Diniz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Valencia in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Fred Valencia lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Waldir Diniz. 32 minutes into the match, Zona de Combate's goalkeeper Waldir Diniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Valencia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerson Rezende in the 36th minute of play forced Zona de Combate's goalkeeper Waldir Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Diniz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Linhares in the 38th minute. Nilmar de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Waldir Diniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waldir Diniz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Valencia in the 42nd minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fred Valencia in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waldir Diniz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rd minute Nilmar de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldir Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nilmar de Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldir Diniz was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Waldir Diniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Head Son, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Fred Valencia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 63rd minute, Lucas Head Son 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. Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar de Souza in the 64th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nilmar de Souza in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Waldir Diniz saved Zona de Combate from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Zona de Combate's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Waldir Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 72 minutes, Nilmar de Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nilmar de Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fred Valencia spun around in front of the goal 74 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Zona de Combate's goal. In the 75th minute, Franklin Velloso made a precise shot to the right of Waldir Diniz. Zona de Combate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. 78 minutes into the match, Lucas Head Son notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz. Waldir Diniz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fred Valencia in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Waldir Diniz saved Zona de Combate from getting behind. Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Loyola in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 minutes, Fred Valencia made it 10-0 with a short kick to the right side. Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Valencia in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute Gerson Rezende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waldir Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zona de Combate's Waldir Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar de Souza in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Nilmar de Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waldir Diniz was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. After 93 played minutes Zona de Combate got a freekick which was hit by Caio Viana. 94 minutes into the match, Zona de Combate's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Valencia came free, but Waldir Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 played minutes Zona de Combate got a freekick which was hit by Roger Porto. 97 minutes into the game, Fred Valencia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Waldir Diniz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were the better team. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.