League Play-Off

Goianopolis
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lazio's Felippe Varela 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. 12 minutes into the match, Lazio's goal looked a bit too open when Jânio Fantini came free, but Maurício Loureiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodrigo de Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dagoberto Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ademir Berger in the 28th minute of the match. Maurício Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Gerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 32 played minutes Lazio got a freekick which was hit by Matheus Quadros. Rodrigo de Queirós's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maurício Loureiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Escobar! Escobar:s Dagoberto Faria showed great skill when he stopped Felippe Varela:s penalty. In the 43rd match minute, Escobar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horácio Velloso to maneuver through the defense. Dagoberto Faria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yao Yi Chao in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo de Queirós stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Rodrigo de Queirós made a precise shot to the right of Maurício Loureiro. Lazio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Felippe Varela came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Lazio 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 Felippe Varela couldn't finish the play. In the 58th match minute, Escobar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jânio Fantini to maneuver through the defense. Dagoberto Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Carlos Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Yao Yi Chao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Felippe Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jânio Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurício Loureiro having to interfere. In the 81st minute Felippe Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Lazio's goalkeeper Maurício Loureiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo de Queirós. 94 minutes into the match, Felippe Varela notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Escobar's Dagoberto Faria. Dagoberto Faria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Escobar's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.