League

Central Park
Spectators: 7299 (Terracing: 5476, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Esporte Clube Bahia's Jerônimo Castro 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. With a little luck, Esporte Clube Bahia's Artur Aguiar got control of the ball when Fellipe de Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Esporte Clube Bahia's Artur Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Abreu in the 9th minute of play. In the 18th minute Cléber Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Jacobsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fellipe de Moraes got free in front of the goal in the 23rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Artur Aguiar was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Loco Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Abreu in the 28th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Bahia's goalkeeper Artur Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Smallville's Daniel Jacobsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléber Barros in the 32nd minute of play. If Loco Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 36 minutes, Fellipe de Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smallville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fellipe de Moraes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Bahia's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Abreu came free, but Artur Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 41st minute when Cléber Barros elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fellipe de Moraes got free with Artur Aguiar in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Loco Abreu was the one to do the kick off. If Loco Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Aguiar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Loco Abreu's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Abreu in the 59th minute of play forced Esporte Clube Bahia's goalkeeper Artur Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Jacobsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jerônimo Castro's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Loco Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Aguiar having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fellipe de Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Aguiar was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Fellipe de Moraes struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Artur Aguiar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Smallville. 78 minutes into the game, Fellipe de Moraes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Artur Aguiar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Artur Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fellipe de Moraes in the 82nd minute of play. When Luiz Gustavo Goiano fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Smallville's protests and gave Luiz Gustavo Goiano a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Smallville's Luiz Gustavo Goiano got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Jerônimo Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esporte Clube Bahia's Cléber Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Smallville supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Esporte Clube Bahia's performance. The match ended with a win for Esporte Clube Bahia.