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Spectators: 7630 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 130) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Magno Nunes got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Téo Campidelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vito Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vito Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caco Guimarães in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Caco Guimarães nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vito Linhares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Tomé Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrinho Veiga in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Caco Guimarães made a precise shot to the right of Vito Linhares. Bahia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Vágner Pires's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Tomé Oliveira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 17 minutes into the match, Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Botelho came free, but Vito Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Magno Nunes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Caco Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Linhares having to interfere. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Caco Guimarães sped through Bahia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vito Linhares. Vito Linhares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caco Guimarães's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Bahia's Vito Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Nunes in the 34th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Magno Nunes put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Vito Linhares. Pedrinho Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Vito Linhares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Botelho went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. After the first half Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vágner Pires stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bahia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Téo Campidelis scored to the left of an out of position Vito Linhares, making the score, 0-8. Vito Linhares made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Magno Nunes sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the match, Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Campidelis came free, but Vito Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Caco Guimarães came free, but Vito Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Magno Nunes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vito Linhares. Vito Linhares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Guto Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guto Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Bahia's Guto Chaves got a free kick in the 64th minute. The audience held their breath when Paulo Mota in the 66th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Vito Linhares's left hand side. 67 minutes into the game, Sidney Meira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bahia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rua Ferreira Viana F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bahia's Sidney Meira got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Donato Botelho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vito Linhares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. Vito Linhares was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Magno Nunes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Magno Nunes really showed his touch with that goal: 0-11. In the 76th minute, Téo Campidelis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vito Linhares. The goal made the score 0-12. A well placed Caco Guimarães short distance shot in the 80th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. 84 minutes into the match, Bahia's goalkeeper Vito Linhares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Magno Nunes. In the 85th minute of the match, Caco Guimarães tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vito Linhares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 87 minutes of play, Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s Alfredinho Faria made it 0-14 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vito Linhares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Caco Guimarães in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vito Linhares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vágner Pires during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st minute, Vágner Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vito Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caco Guimarães in the 92nd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Téo Campidelis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vito Linhares. Bahia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Téo Campidelis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-15. Rua Ferreira Viana F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.