League Play-Off

São Januário
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Guilherme Alvarenga kicked off to start the match. Nildo Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. If Lino Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lino Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nildo Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Chaves kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Fabiano Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Augusto do Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Guilherme Alvarenga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Nildo Vale made a huge save. Norberto Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Fabiano Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norberto Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Fabiano Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Vasco Da Gama's Paulão Ortiz got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Norberto Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Reinaldo Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasco Da Gama's Paulão Ortiz got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered Paulão Ortiz off the ground. Paulão Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After 49 minutes of play, Jurupema SS's Reinaldo Neiva made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabiano Mota was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After a rather tough play, Jurupema SS's Norberto Simão got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Norberto Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luiz Guilherme Alvarenga came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Vasco Da Gama 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 Luiz Guilherme Alvarenga couldn't finish the play. Norberto Zonta hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jurupema SS's goalkeeper Nildo Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Jurupema SS's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Tinoco came free, but Nildo Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasco Da Gama's Fabiano Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Vasco Da Gama from getting a goal against them. The referee gave Vasco Da Gama a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Serafim Santos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jurupema SS's Nildo Vale. 2-1. Lino Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Nildo Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabiano Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norberto Zonta in the 87th minute. In the 88th match minute, Vasco Da Gama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Guilherme Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Vasco Da Gama's Donato de Queirós got a free kick in the 90th minute. Nildo Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Tinoco in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Hans Strobos made a precise shot to the right of Nildo Vale. Jurupema SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpected shot in the 101st minute by Reinaldo Neiva got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.