League Play-Off

Votouro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Penha in the 4th minute of play forced Bacaxa's goalkeeper Jeferson Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Votouro EC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Noel Leal in the 7th minute. A collision led to Votouro EC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Caio Negri hit a great ball. Júlio Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Bacaxa's goalkeeper Jeferson Saraiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Paulo Cruz. Votouro EC's Mathias Penha got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Aluísio Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Bacaxa defense, Mathias Penha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeferson Saraiva. The Bacaxa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeferson Saraiva should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mathias Penha in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeferson Saraiva saved Bacaxa from getting behind. When Durval Bittencourt fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bacaxa's protests and gave Durval Bittencourt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th match minute, Bacaxa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Bittencourt to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Paulo Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeferson Saraiva having to interfere. Juninho Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Durval Bittencourt in the 41st minute of the match. Jeferson Saraiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Paulo Cruz in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Fabiano de Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Juninho Bittencourt. Votouro EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mathias Penha was the one to do the kick off. Bacaxa's Gilson Mota got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilson Mota in the 55th minute of play forced Votouro EC's goalkeeper Juninho Bittencourt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Pedro Paulo Cruz 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. Mathias Penha kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Gilson Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Bittencourt having to interfere. Donatello Peres kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Noel Leal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jeferson Saraiva. Bacaxa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Pedro Paulo Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Votouro EC 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 Pedro Paulo Cruz couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the game, Fabiano de Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bacaxa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Votouro EC the free kick. Juninho Bittencourt made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Gilson Mota sent off a good shot on target. Gilson Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Bittencourt having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Bacaxa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. When Mathias Penha came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Votouro EC 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 Mathias Penha couldn't finish the play. Mathias Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Jeferson Saraiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Bacaxa's Juninho Bittencourt threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Durval Bittencourt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gilson Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Juninho Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Durval Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Juninho Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute Durval Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Durval Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.