League Play-Off

Estádio Turiassu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Leite took the kick off in the first half of the match. Virgílio Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Mineiro in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Turiassu AD getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Edu Diniz hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Lajinha SS's goalkeeper Daniel Borges had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adelino Soeiro. Daniel Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Leite in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Fernandinho Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Lajinha SS's Nelsinho da Mata got a free kick in the 19th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Gustavo Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turiassu AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Leite was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Borges breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Lajinha SS's goalkeeper Daniel Borges had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adelino Soeiro. In the 29th minute, Ulisses Quaresma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lajinha SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Turiassu AD's Gustavo Leite got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 40 minutes, Gustavo Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turiassu AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo Leite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Borges made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Adelino Soeiro sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Dedê Mineiro made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Turiassu AD getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Edu Diniz hit a great ball. Samuca Furtado charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuca Furtado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Turiassu AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuca Furtado to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes of play, Turiassu AD's Gustavo Leite made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Borges was left in no man's land by his defense there! Virgílio Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgílio Bastos was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dionísio Santos. Ulisses Quaresma blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Virgílio Bastos having to make a save. Adelino Soeiro took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Borges. Daniel Borges dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Daniel Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Leite in the 87th minute of play. Daniel Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Leite in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Soeiro in the 92nd minute of play forced Lajinha SS's goalkeeper Daniel Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Borges stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adelino Soeiro's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Dedê Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dedê Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Turiassu AD's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.