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Estádio Cotaxe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudinho Cruz got the match started through his kick off. Renatinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Toninho Guerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Fabiano Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho Guerra in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Júlio Lopez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Renatinho Andrade. Cotaxe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Júlio Lopez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Júlio Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Luís Paulo Mangueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renatinho Andrade was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Luís Fabiano Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Cruz in the 24th minute of play. When Júlio Lopez came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Tanque Do Meio BA 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 Júlio Lopez couldn't finish the play. Toninho Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cotaxe's Claudinho Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Cotaxe's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Mangueira came free, but Renatinho Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Cruz in the 38th minute of play forced Tanque Do Meio BA's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cotaxe's Renatinho Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Lopez in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Tanque Do Meio BA's Luís Paulo Mangueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renatinho Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luís Fabiano Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half Tanque Do Meio BA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Paulo Mangueira made a kick off. If Júlio Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tanque Do Meio BA's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Botelho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Claudinho Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Fabiano Botelho was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 60th minute Cotaxe were awarded a corner. Horácio Bueno went to the cornerflag to take it. Horácio Bueno made a great header on Cotaxe's corner, it was just that Tanque Do Meio BA's Luís Fabiano Botelho managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Luís Paulo Mangueira took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Renatinho Andrade to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the Tanque Do Meio BA defense, Claudinho Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Fabiano Botelho. The Tanque Do Meio BA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Fabiano Botelho should have stopped the shot. Toninho Guerra took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luís Fabiano Botelho. Luís Fabiano Botelho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After 74 played minutes Tanque Do Meio BA got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Tinoco. In the 75th minute of the match Horácio Bueno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Fabiano Botelho skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Tanque Do Meio BA's Luís Paulo Mangueira got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Mangueira in the 79th minute of play forced Cotaxe's goalkeeper Renatinho Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Paulo Mangueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute Luís Paulo Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renatinho Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Cruz in the 84th minute of play forced Tanque Do Meio BA's goalkeeper Luís Fabiano Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Fabiano Botelho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudinho Cruz went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 87th minute of the match, Luís Paulo Mangueira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Renatinho Andrade saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Claudinho Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Luís Fabiano Botelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Júlio Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Toninho Guerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cotaxe's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.