League

Santa Rosa
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fred Valencia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Geovani Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 4 minutes into the game, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geovani Velloso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 6th match minute, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Velloso to maneuver through the defense. Alisson Goycochea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Villegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fred Valencia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovani Velloso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a corner. Noia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nilmar de Souza ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fred Valencia in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovani Velloso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Noia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nilmar de Souza was slow to take the kick. During this time INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Gerson Rezende getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Daniel Wincek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Noia the free kick. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilmar de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Miclea in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Fred Valencia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovani Velloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Head Son went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Fred Valencia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA defense, Durvalino Toscano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Goycochea. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Goycochea should have stopped the shot. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Xavier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute of the match INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA got a corner. Noia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nilmar de Souza ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's corner Gerson Rezende fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Geovani Velloso quite easily take care of the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silviu Miclea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Durvalino Toscano came free, but Alisson Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Albertinho Campidelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilmar de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Geovani Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Villegas in the 63rd minute of the match. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Miclea in the 66th minute of the match. Alisson Goycochea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Miclea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Head Son's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovani Velloso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Durvalino Toscano in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alisson Goycochea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Norberto Villegas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alisson Goycochea was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Geovani Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. If Nilmar de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Head Son sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nilmar de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Geovani Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.