League Play-Off

EMIRATES STADIUM
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Itapeipu AD's Bebeto de Carvalho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Greg Marshall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itapeipu AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BraveHeart Warriors the free kick. Diguinho Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Greg Marshall in the 5th minute. After some careless play in the BraveHeart Warriors defense, Bebeto de Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diguinho Oliveira. The BraveHeart Warriors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diguinho Oliveira should have stopped the shot. Diguinho Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto de Carvalho in the 12th minute of the match. With a little luck, BraveHeart Warriors's Diguinho Oliveira got control of the ball when Greg Marshall tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. BraveHeart Warriors's Diguinho Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bebeto de Carvalho in the 18th minute of play. Silvinho Monteiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 19th minute of play. Diguinho Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Quadros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Itapeipu AD's Belmiro Quadros saw an opening behind the goalie Diguinho Oliveira in the 26thth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Diguinho Oliveira with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. Silvinho Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamil Baycan in the 28th minute of the match. Diguinho Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto de Carvalho in the 32nd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, BraveHeart Warriors's Thierry Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvinho Monteiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cássio Vander got free with Diguinho Oliveira in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute of the match, Bebeto de Carvalho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Diguinho Oliveira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Greg Marshall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Diguinho Oliveira made a huge save. A collision led to BraveHeart Warriors getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Kamil Baycan hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, BraveHeart Warriors's goalkeeper Diguinho Oliveira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Greg Marshall.

The wind increased when Kamil Baycan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Bebeto de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Itapeipu AD defense, Thierry Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silvinho Monteiro. The Itapeipu AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silvinho Monteiro should have stopped the shot. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvinho Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kamil Baycan in the 75th minute. In the 75th minute, BraveHeart Warriors's Kamil Baycan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Itapeipu AD's Lauro Fantini was substituted for Bebeto de Carvalho. Diguinho Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greg Marshall in the 81st minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kamil Baycan. After 90 played minutes Itapeipu AD got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Marquez. Kamil Baycan scored 1-4 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvinho Monteiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Although Itapeipu AD had been in control for most of the match, BraveHeart Warriors still came away with the win.