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Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7590 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 130) Percy Bertassi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Miranda came free, but Carlos Augusto Rodrigues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulysses de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Adriano Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bahia's Carlos Augusto Rodrigues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermín Quintero in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE got a corner. Bahia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristiano Miranda ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristiano Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's zone, Waldemar Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulysses de Alcântara came out of the goal and Waldemar Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE defense, Mário Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ulysses de Alcântara. The TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ulysses de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. Carlos Augusto Rodrigues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fermín Quintero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute of the match TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE got a corner. Bahia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristiano Miranda ran over to the corner to take the kick. Apolo Gudesteo charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Apolo Gudesteo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Gudesteo. TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's Ulysses de Alcântara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE from getting a goal against them. When Waldemar Lara came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Bahia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Waldemar Lara couldn't finish the play. If Percy Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Waldemar Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bahia's goalkeeper Carlos Augusto Rodrigues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Fermín Quintero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Augusto Rodrigues was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. When TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's Cristiano Miranda in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bahia's goalie prevented a goal. 45 minutes into the game, Querubin Galvan 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 TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE the free kick. Querubin Galvan kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th minute of the match Cristiano Miranda shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlos Augusto Rodrigues showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The wind increased when Fermín Quintero made the kick off in the second half. Ulysses de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Cristiano Miranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Carlos Augusto Rodrigues made a huge save. Ulysses de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Percy Bertassi in the 57th minute of the match. Adriano Neto charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriano Neto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Waldemar Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ulysses de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute of the match Teo Restu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ulysses de Alcântara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ulysses de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percy Bertassi in the 86th minute of play. Ulysses de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percy Bertassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teo Restu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ulysses de Alcântara. TERRA NOVA FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.