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Arena Sacolé
Spectators: 7252 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matheus Vander kicked off to start the match. Alberto de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Custódio in the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to Guaraense de Futebol getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Rubinho Marques hit a great ball. Alberto de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Leal in the 12th minute of play. After 22 played minutes Guaraense de Futebol got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Tavares. When Sílvio Luís Penha fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guaraense de Futebol's protests and gave Sílvio Luís Penha a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Guaraense de Futebol getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Sílvio Luís Penha hit a great ball. A collision led to Guaraense de Futebol getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Sílvio Luís Penha hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes Guaraense de Futebol got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Simões. It was beautiful to see Esporte Clube Bahia's Cássio Carioca in action when he in the 45th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell William Custódio to make the kick off. A collision led to Guaraense de Futebol getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Lúcio Simões hit a great ball. 54 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Matheus Vander came free, but Pedro Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute, Frédson Simão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Alberto de Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joélson Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cauã Vinhas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Sílvio Luís Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Pedro Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matheus Vander in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Esteves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guaraense de Futebol's attentive Cauã Vinhas managed to snatch the ball when Cássio Carioca made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. 79 minutes in the game Cássio Carioca did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Vágner Sergipano. After 82 minutes, Ramón Tavares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guaraense de Futebol and the Esporte Clube Bahia players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the referee blew the final whistle, Guaraense de Futebol could leave the field as winners, despite Esporte Clube Bahia having more of the ball for most of the match.