League Play-Off

Ipuarana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) FC Porto's Chiquinho França started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5thth minute of the game Chiquinho França who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ipuarana's José Lara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raimundo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Abreu in the 8th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Almir do Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ipuarana's supporters rose to their feet, but Almir do Vale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimundo Veloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 12th minute, Eurico Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fellipe Cruz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Raimundo Veloso. FC Porto's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, FC Porto's Raimundo Veloso got control of the ball when Gugu Neves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Almir do Vale didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 3-0 via right post in the game's 25th minute. Ipuarana's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! José Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho França in the 29th minute of play. José Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho França, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renatinho Sousa struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. José Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Porto. 38 minutes into the match, FC Porto's goalkeeper Raimundo Veloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Abreu. After a rather tough play, FC Porto's Luiz Gustavo Barros got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir do Vale in the 40th minute of play forced FC Porto's goalkeeper Raimundo Veloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Veloso made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Gilberto Abreu sent off a good shot on target. Raimundo Veloso made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Gilberto Abreu sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Almir do Vale made the kick off in the second half. Chiquinho França was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. FC Porto's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Renatinho Sousa succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. Raimundo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eurico Marquez's late challenge caught a Ipuarana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eurico Marquez helped the player get up and apologised. Raimundo Veloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gugu Neves went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. 72 minutes into the match, Gilberto Abreu notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of FC Porto's Raimundo Veloso. Raimundo Veloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 75 minutes of play, Ipuarana's Almir do Vale made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raimundo Veloso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Raimundo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Chiquinho França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basílio Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu Neves in the 83rd minute of play. Raimundo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir do Vale in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, FC Porto's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Neves came free, but Raimundo Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raimundo Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Basílio Baptista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimundo Veloso was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Ipuarana's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Chiquinho França scored to the left of an out of position José Lara, making the score, 7-2. Ipuarana's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.