League Play-Off

Larangeiras
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lúcio Vides took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Inhauma FC's Lúcio Vides nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdo Xavier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Lúcio Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Valdo Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aírton Zanette struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Valdo Xavier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Inhauma FC. 13 minutes into the game, one of Avatarnense:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of Inhauma FC booed when Avatarnense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adriano Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos de Lima in the 17th minute of play forced Avatarnense's goalkeeper Valdo Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Carlos de Lima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. João Carlos Campidelis kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Avatarnense's Durvalino de Amorim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Paulo Gerber made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Valdo Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Carlos de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdo Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílton Gaspar in the 30th minute of the match. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Avatarnense! The referee gave Inhauma FC a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lúcio Vides, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Avatarnense's Valdo Xavier. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos de Lima in the 39th minute of play forced Avatarnense's goalkeeper Valdo Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmundo Varela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zé Carlos de Lima scored 1-3 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valdo Xavier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valdo Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Vides in the 46th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmundo Varela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Durvalino de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Carlos de Lima received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valdo Xavier came out and tried to block the shot, but Zé Carlos de Lima slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Varela in the 61st minute of play forced Inhauma FC's goalkeeper José Paulo Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Carlos de Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdo Xavier having to interfere. A hard shot 64 in the game by Lúcio Vides from a close distance when the talented Valdo Xavier managed to make a qualified save. Avatarnense's players were relieved. When Adriano Pinheiro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Avatarnense 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 Adriano Pinheiro couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the game, Lúcio Vides cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Valdo Xavier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. José Paulo Gerber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Pinheiro in the 72nd minute of the match. Lúcio Vides could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Valdo Xavier made a huge save. After 82 minutes, Amílton Gaspar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Inhauma FC and the Avatarnense players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Inhauma FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Amílton Gaspar hit a great ball. If Durvalino de Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Lúcio Vides notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of Avatarnense's Valdo Xavier. Valdo Xavier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 91 minutes into the game, Adriano Pinheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-7. José Paulo Gerber was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edmundo Varela took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Paulo Gerber. José Paulo Gerber dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-7. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Inhauma FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.