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Spectators: 7409 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Duda Neiva started the match with the kick off. Fernandinho Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jonas Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Duda Neiva 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. Samuel Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráuzio Tasso in the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Duda Neiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Coelho was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Samuel Coelho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duda Neiva's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Duda Neiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samuel Coelho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Duda Neiva ran back to his position shaking his head. Samuel Coelho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duda Neiva's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Cícero de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Ulysses de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute Dráuzio Tasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Coelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Fernandinho Donatello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MICHELMI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave E.C Bahea the free kick. After 39 played minutes MICHELMI got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho Donatello. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Ulysses de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. MICHELMI's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulysses de Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonas Gonçalves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexandre Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ulysses de Mendonça made the kick off in the second half. With splendid footwork Duda Neiva arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-1 by the left pole in the game's 53rd minute. After some careless play in the E.C Bahea defense, Ulysses de Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Gonçalves. The E.C Bahea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Gonçalves should have stopped the shot. In the 66th match minute, E.C Bahea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Messias to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Charles Magalhães dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Samuel Coelho, 1-2. Duda Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Alexandre Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. E.C Bahea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Messias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the game, Duda Neiva recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Samuel Coelho. Duda Neiva showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. MICHELMI's Samuel Coelho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save MICHELMI from getting a goal against them. The MICHELMI fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. E.C Bahea were clearly better and deserved to take the win.