League Play-Off

Estádio Boturobi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Afonsinho de Almeida got the match started through his kick off. Hélio Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jonas Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Afonsinho de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Afonsinho de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Lapao's Ivo Carneiro got control of the ball when Robinho Simão tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ademir da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélio Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Jonas Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vágner Coelho during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 41 minutes into the match, Boturobi's goal looked a bit too open when Afonsinho de Almeida came free, but Jonas Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélio Baiano took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonas Pires. Jonas Pires dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ademir da Cunha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Robinho Simão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lapao's Ivo Carneiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 54 minutes, Ezequiel Soeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lapao and the Boturobi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th minute, Ezequiel Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augusto Souto hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Ademir da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ivo Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Afonsinho de Almeida took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Jonas Pires to make any attempt to save it. After 77 minutes of play Lapao's Ezequiel Soeiro was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Boturobi booed when Lapao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ezequiel Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ademir da Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivo Carneiro was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 81st minute, Robinho Simão 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. In the 83rd minute, Hélio Baiano fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jonas Pires, passed just outside the right post. 86 minutes into the game, Hélio Baiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Jonas Pires was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Robinho Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 94 played minutes Boturobi got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Palmeira. Lapao's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.