League Play-Off

Estádio Bolandeira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Gotovelo's zone, Elder Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dráusio da Costa came out of the goal and Elder Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Narciso Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Doriva da Mata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Oséias Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doriva da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgílio Chaves in the 16th minute of play. Dráusio da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Narciso Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Digo Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Narciso Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Virgílio Chaves came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Gotovelo 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 Virgílio Chaves couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Narciso Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Doriva da Mata made a huge save. In the 53rd minute, Jeferson Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Narciso Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Doriva da Mata made a huge save. If Narciso Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Elder Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dráusio da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Toledo in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elder Baptista in the 63rd minute of play forced Gotovelo's goalkeeper Dráusio da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gotovelo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Vitório Salgado hit a great ball. Elder Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráusio da Costa having to interfere. Doriva da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgílio Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Gotovelo's Dráusio da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Toledo in the 78th minute of play. Dráusio da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Doriva da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgílio Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 played minutes Gotovelo got a freekick which was hit by Vitório Salgado. After 90 minutes of play, Bolandeira's Elder Baptista made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráusio da Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Narciso Neves came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Gotovelo 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 Narciso Neves couldn't finish the play. Gotovelo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.