League Play-Off

Estádio Itajobi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Christiano dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Itauninha FC booed when Itajobi SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Itajobi SC's Juvenal de Amaral got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 24th minute Edmundo de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christiano dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Itauninha FC's Adalberto Dante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christiano dos Santos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Itauninha FC's Edmundo de Andrade in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Itajobi SC's goalie prevented a goal. Yuri Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christiano dos Santos having to make a save. Christiano dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo de Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Walmyr Pombal hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo de Andrade to make the kick off. Róbson Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Lopez in the 54th minute of play. Haroldo Botelho's late challenge caught a Itajobi SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haroldo Botelho helped the player get up and apologised. Haroldo Botelho hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Róbson Arósio didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Itajobi SC's Emerson Rocha shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. If Ivo Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júlio Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Júlio Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Itajobi SC's Júlio Mendes got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th match minute, Itajobi SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafu Cosme to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes in the game Augusto Loureiro got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. Dráusio de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 75 minutes into the game, one of Itajobi SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Yuri Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Christiano dos Santos made a huge save. Edmundo de Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juvenal de Amaral's late challenge caught a Itauninha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juvenal de Amaral helped the player get up and apologised. Itauninha FC's Yuri Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Itauninha FC's Yuri Amorim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christiano dos Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ivo Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Róbson Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson Rocha in the 97th minute of the match. After having played for 98 minutes, Ivo Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itajobi SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivo Lopez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.