League Play-Off

Estádio Itaguaje
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ademir Tinoco kicked off to start the match. Hortêncio Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nantes's Dedé Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Britto in the 7th minute of play. Dedé Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Britto in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Britto in the 20th minute of play forced Nantes's goalkeeper Dedé Palmeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Elano Tande was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itaguaje EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nantes the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, Itaguaje EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elano Tande to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ademir Tinoco during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nantes's Ademir Tinoco got a free kick in the 24th minute. Telmo Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodolfo Teles's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Zeca Britto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Itaguaje EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Nantes's zone, Hortêncio Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedé Palmeira came out of the goal and Hortêncio Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nantes's Dedé Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Britto in the 40th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nilmar Reis during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nilmar Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Osvaldinho Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Telmo Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zeca Britto made a kick off. Rodolfo Teles's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Telmo Abreu firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Naldo Ramos during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes Itaguaje EC got a freekick which was hit by Naldo Ramos. Dedé Palmeira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hortêncio Garcia's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. If Ademir Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Zeca Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedé Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guga Dante was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 73rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Nantes's Dedé Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hortêncio Garcia in the 76th minute of play. Hortêncio Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Dedé Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nantes's Dedé Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Britto in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Itaguaje EC's goalkeeper Telmo Abreu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Teles. In the 86th match minute, Itaguaje EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elano Tande to maneuver through the defense. Ademir Tinoco 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. Rodolfo Teles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Abreu having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Rodolfo Teles made a precise shot to the right of Telmo Abreu. Itaguaje EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1.