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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Virgílio Baiano made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Claudinho Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoênnyx's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reginaldo Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 5 minutes, Ricardinho Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bahia and the Phoênnyx players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bahia getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ricardinho Batista hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Erasmo Cordeiro 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. After a rather tough play, Phoênnyx's Jacinto Nascimento got a free kick in the 16th minute. Wilton Barral took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arthur Corrêa. Phoênnyx's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Baiano in the 22nd minute of play forced Phoênnyx's goalkeeper Arthur Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustavo Salles hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 24 played minutes, Bahia's Wilton Barral shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arthur Corrêa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bahia reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giovani Sergipano during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Phoênnyx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reginaldo Matos having to interfere. Reginaldo Matos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudinho Gerber went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Gustavo Salles scored 2-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reginaldo Matos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Virgílio Baiano scored 2-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arthur Corrêa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erasmo Cordeiro to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Gustavo Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoênnyx's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Salles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reginaldo Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bahia's goalkeeper Reginaldo Matos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bahia's Reginaldo Matos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Cordeiro in the 59th minute of play. If Giovani Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phoênnyx's Gustavo Salles got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giovani Sergipano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reginaldo Matos having to interfere. José Pedro Dionísio charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Pedro Dionísio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bahia getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. José Pedro Dionísio hit a great ball. Gustavo Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Bahia's zone, Gustavo Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reginaldo Matos came out of the goal and Gustavo Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute Giovanni Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Matos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arthur Corrêa made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Ricardinho Batista sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bahia's goalkeeper Reginaldo Matos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Phoênnyx's Arthur Corrêa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Phoênnyx from getting a goal against them. If Gustavo Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arthur Corrêa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgílio Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Reginaldo Matos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Leme in the 89th minute of play. Phoênnyx's Claudinho Gerber quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Arthur Nascimento, made in the 91st minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Giovani Sergipano made a precise shot to the right of Reginaldo Matos. Bahia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 97th minute, André Luís Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Phoênnyx had played much better football throughout.