League Play-Off

Estádio Contria
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nuno Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Kaká Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Luís Fernando do Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Itapore 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 Luís Fernando do Nascimento couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute Nuno Rezende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaká Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Renan Romero fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Contria's protests and gave Renan Romero a yellow card for diving instead. Fred Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fernando do Nascimento in the 15th minute of the match. Luís Fernando do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luciano Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Fred Linares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fernando do Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Linares having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Luís Fernando do Nascimento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fred Linares was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 32 minutes in the game, Nuno Rezende fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Kaká Velloso having to interfere. Sílvio Luiz Vieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Contria's goalkeeper Fred Linares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 39th minute, Renan Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Contria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nuno Rezende was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Luís Fernando do Nascimento kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fred Linares. That made the score 1-1 in the 52 minute of play. In the 57th minute Luís Fernando do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Itapore's Zeca Simões got a free kick in the 59th minute. Sílvio Luiz Vieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Itapore's Zeca Simões got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Contria's Sílvio Luiz Vieira got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Fernando do Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Linares having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Contria's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fernando do Nascimento came free, but Fred Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Nuno Rezende managed to get in a good position for a shot. Contria's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Rezende was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaká Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Itapore defense, Nuno Rezende kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kaká Velloso. The Itapore fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kaká Velloso should have stopped the shot. Nuno Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luciano Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Contria were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Itapore for a fine match.