Bahia 2 - 1 terminator_bcn (382941052)

The 19879 fans in attendance at Manuel Irigoyen were roasting in the hot sun. Hans Tranland was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Travis Norton and Carmelo Casentinese. Bahia decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Martorell - Winnicki, Furelos, Lachipa - García Sañudo, Ercüment, Balle, Parceiro, Llavall - Hayen, Velasco.

terminator_bcn tactics involved an interesting 4-5-0 combination. The following players took the field: Michaelsen - Bulsink, Raillo, Schwald, Gschwend - ó Cuinn, Buttitta, Turcu, Rousseau, Zele -.

terminator_bcn clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Some great play up the middle by Bahia led to a chance for D. Lachipa to score after 6 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. With 16 minutes played J. Llavall almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. T. Verduyn was called on to replace Bahia's K. Balle after 25 minutes following a nasty collision. X. García Sañudo was handed the Bahia captain's armband. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 29 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from T. Ercüment, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. A. Bulsink knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 1 - 1 after 32 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Bahia had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

60 minutes into the game, a swerving free kick by T. Parceiro almost resulted in the home team taking the lead, but the shot glanced harmlessly off the frame of the goal. 64 minutes into the game, terminator_bcn had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to weak. 65 minutes into the game, Bahia wanted to bring some new energy to their game. J. Velasco gave R. Codina a quick hug as he left the field. After 65 minutes, the Bahia manager redeployed his men. R. Codina swapped positions with D. Hayen. Bahia's D. Hayen tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 86 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Bahia fans erupted in celebration as T. Parceiro rifled the ball into the the top corner. 2 - 1! The sun seemed to put R. Codina in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. Bahia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 71 percent of possession.

The most dominating Bahia player was without a doubt R. Codina. On the other hand, R. Winnicki's play was disheartening. terminator_bcn's best player was F. ó Cuinn. However, F. Schwald made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.