League Play-Off

Lincon Financial
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ian Prestes got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Phillys EC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ernani de Amaral hit a great ball. Ian Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Igor Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th match minute, Mineiros Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bai Zheng Quan to maneuver through the defense. Faustão da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phillys EC's Igor Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bai Zheng Quan in the 23rd minute of play. Emanuel Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th play minute Douglas Rezende came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Emanuel Lira. 1-0. In the 31st match minute, Phillys EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredão Botelho to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 32 minutes, Ian Prestes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mineiros Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ian Prestes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ian Prestes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Santana having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Prado in the 38th minute of play forced Phillys EC's goalkeeper Igor Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ian Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Prestes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ian Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Igor Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute of the match, Douglas Rezende got a very nice opportunity to score, but Emanuel Lira was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faustão da Silva to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Phillys EC's Alfredão Botelho got a free kick in the 50th minute. Douglas Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ian Prestes came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Mineiros Esporte Clube 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 Ian Prestes couldn't finish the play. After having played for 77 minutes, Ian Prestes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mineiros Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ian Prestes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Phillys EC's Igor Santana got control of the ball when Hélder Prado tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Bai Zheng Quan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Hélder Prado 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. Ian Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Igor Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ian Prestes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Igor Santana having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Prado in the 93rd minute of play forced Phillys EC's goalkeeper Igor Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hélder Prado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Many of Mineiros Esporte Clube's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Mineiros Esporte Clube may have spent more time on the ball, but Phillys EC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.