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Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7350 (Terracing: 5513, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 147) Esporte Clube Bahia's Virgílio do Nascimento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Anderson Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diamantino Meirelles was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Hílton Garcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alfredo Salgado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hílton Garcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Salgado having to make a save. Alfredo Salgado came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Esporte Clube Bahia's Hílton Garcia. But to his dismay, Hílton Garcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Hílton Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Chaves kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Esporte Clube Bahia's Flavinho Seco got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Alfredo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Camargo in the 25th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hílton Garcia got free with Alfredo Salgado in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute Anderson Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diamantino Meirelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseu Severo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseu Severo might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diamantino Meirelles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eliseu Severo ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Esporte Clube Bahia's Hílton Garcia got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Alfredo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Camargo in the 34th minute of the match. Alfredo Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovani Camargo in the 40th minute. After 43 minutes, Vicente Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esporte Clube Bahia and the Atlético MS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Esporte Clube Bahia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Costa to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anderson Lara to make the kick off. Alfredo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Hílton Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovani Camargo took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Salgado. Alfredo Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético MS's zone, Paulinho Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Salgado came out of the goal and Paulinho Figueiredo 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, Geovani Camargo made a precise shot to the right of Alfredo Salgado. Atlético MS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Alfredo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Atlético MS's Alfredo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton Garcia in the 81st minute of play. Alfredo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovani Camargo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hílton Garcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Salgado having to make a save. In the 91st match minute, Atlético MS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Zonta to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Esporte Clube Bahia's Luiz Guilherme dos Santos tried to score from far away in the 92nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Bahia's Hílton Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar.