League Play-Off

Estádio São Januário
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Amadeu Maciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Juvenal Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 minutes of play, Vasco da Gama Clube's Amadeu Maciel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juvenal Viana was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute Celso Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Oscar Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itabirinha SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vasco da Gama Clube the free kick. After a rather tough play, Itabirinha SC's Oscar Silva got a free kick in the 28th minute. If Amadeu Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juvenal Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Celso Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Itabirinha SC's Oscar Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juvenal Viana made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Manuel Dias sent off a good shot on target. 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.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Amaral in the 52nd minute of play forced Vasco da Gama Clube's goalkeeper Régis Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Celso Ribeiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Manuel Dias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vasco da Gama Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Dias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juvenal Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th minute, Amadeu Maciel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vasco da Gama Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Manuel Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal Viana having to interfere. Juvenal Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Itabirinha SC's Juvenal Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Dias in the 67th minute of play. When Durvalino dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itabirinha SC's protests and gave Durvalino dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Durvalino dos Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juvenal Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Vladimir Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itabirinha SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Régis Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Dias in the 73rd minute of play forced Itabirinha SC's goalkeeper Juvenal Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 minutes of play, Vasco da Gama Clube's Manuel Dias made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juvenal Viana was left in no man's land by his defense there! Celso Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Régis Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Régis Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the game, Leonel Moreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vasco da Gama Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itabirinha SC the free kick. In the 83rd match minute, Vasco da Gama Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Moreira to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th match minute, Vasco da Gama Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gino de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vasco da Gama Clube had played much better football throughout.