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Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celsinho Tande took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Flávio Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 7 in the game by Antônio Carlos de Lara from a close distance when the talented Eliézer Tavares managed to make a qualified save. Aroeira AD's players were relieved. Antônio Carlos de Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliézer Tavares having to interfere. Aroeira AD's Eliézer Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Barreto in the 15th minute of play. Aroeira AD's Eliézer Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Favoretto in the 17th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Aroeira AD's Reynaldo Arósio got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 29 played minutes Bahia got a freekick which was hit by Edmílson Biba. An unexpected shot in the 33rd minute by Antônio Carlos de Lara got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Eliézer Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flávio Favoretto in the 37th minute of the match. Jorginho Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camal Camel having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antônio Carlos de Lara to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Aroeira AD's zone, Flávio Favoretto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliézer Tavares came out of the goal and Flávio Favoretto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Flávio Favoretto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliézer Tavares having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Aroeira AD's goal looked a bit too open when Flávio Favoretto came free, but Eliézer Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Arantes hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Wellington Rosado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahia's supporters rose to their feet, but Wellington Rosado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliézer Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 60 minutes into the game, Celsinho Tande was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aroeira AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bahia the free kick. In the 61st minute, Celsinho Tande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 minutes, Flávio Favoretto made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Aroeira AD's Eliézer Tavares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Reynaldo Arósio charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reynaldo Arósio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 played minutes Aroeira AD got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Arósio. Aroeira AD's Eliézer Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Favoretto in the 67th minute of play. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Antônio Carlos de Lara sped through Aroeira AD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eliézer Tavares. Flávio Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eliézer Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Aroeira AD getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Reynaldo Arósio hit a great ball. In the 79th minute, Antônio Carlos de Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliézer Tavares was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 92ndth minute of the game Antônio Carlos de Lara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aroeira AD's Eliézer Tavares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bahia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.