League Play-Off

Estádio Itacaja
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kiko de Souza made the kick off which started today's match. When Sidnei Romero fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Inazuma Eleven's protests and gave Sidnei Romero a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Inazuma Eleven getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Sidnei Romero hit a great ball. Inazuma Eleven's Adalmo Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Inazuma Eleven from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko de Souza in the 9th minute of play forced Inazuma Eleven's goalkeeper Adalmo Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inazuma Eleven's Davi de Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Inazuma Eleven's Adalmo Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Inazuma Eleven from getting a goal against them. Juarês de Godoy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi de Castro's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Juarês de Godoy came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Inazuma Eleven's Gilberto da Silveira. But to his dismay, Gilberto da Silveira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 25 minutes in the game, Sandrinho Albuquerque dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 30 minutes into the game, José Maria Trancoso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itacaja FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Inazuma Eleven the free kick. José Maria Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Davi de Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juarês de Godoy. Itacaja FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davi de Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Sandrinho Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês de Godoy having to interfere. The Itacaja FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Inazuma Eleven were winning 1-2.

Enéas Favoretto charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas Favoretto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Davi de Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juarês de Godoy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Inazuma Eleven's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Donato came free, but Adalmo Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enéas Favoretto took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adalmo Melo. Adalmo Melo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 69th minute, Davi de Castro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juarês de Godoy was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Silas de Godoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inazuma Eleven's supporters rose to their feet, but Silas de Godoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juarês de Godoy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sandrinho Albuquerque recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rodolfo Donato's late challenge caught a Inazuma Eleven's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodolfo Donato helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Inazuma Eleven booed when Itacaja FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Lucas hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Inazuma Eleven's Adalmo Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enéas Favoretto in the 87th minute of play. Betão da Mata charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Betão da Mata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, one of Itacaja FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Itacaja FC. Sandrinho Albuquerque placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Davi de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês de Godoy having to interfere. In the 98th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itacaja FC's goalkeeper Juarês de Godoy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Inazuma Eleven players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.