League Play-Off

EC Timbiras
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kléberson Paes started the match with the kick off. Itaibo SC's Mané Britto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Itaibo SC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Master Team AD booed when Itaibo SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilton Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Wanderson Siqueira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mané Britto. The goal made the score 2-0. The throw-in from Franklin Secco in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Master Team AD's José de Brito. In the 21st minute, Caco Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kléberson Paes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Itaibo SC's Mané Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Madureira in the 29th minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Cristóvão Madureira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mané Britto. Cristóvão Madureira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 37th minute Luiz Fábio Mineiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Manoel Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wanderson Siqueira got free with Mané Britto in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Master Team AD's Cristóvão Madureira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mané Britto. That made the score 4-0 after 42 minutes of play. With a little luck, Itaibo SC's Mané Britto got control of the ball when Wanderson Siqueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wanderson Siqueira in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mané Britto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cléberson Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléberson Queiroz in the 52nd minute of play forced Itaibo SC's goalkeeper Mané Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Madureira in the 53rd minute of the match. If Kléberson Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mané Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Mané Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Madureira in the 64th minute of the match. Luiz Fábio Mineiro took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mané Britto. Mané Britto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by José de Brito in the 71st minute of play forced Itaibo SC's goalkeeper Mané Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilton Sena kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Master Team AD's Cristóvão Madureira got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caco Damião during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mané Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Madureira in the 79th minute of the match. Mané Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wanderson Siqueira in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Master Team AD booed when Itaibo SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilton Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Itaibo SC defense, Cristóvão Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mané Britto. The Itaibo SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mané Britto should have stopped the shot. Cléberson Queiroz charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cléberson Queiroz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cléberson Queiroz hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Itaibo SC defense, Wanderson Siqueira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mané Britto. The Itaibo SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mané Britto should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wanderson Siqueira in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mané Britto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Master Team AD's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.