League Play-Off

Vasco da Gama
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ezequiel Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osmar Silveira in the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to IBIRATAIA BA - FDFDF getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Erivaldo Ramos hit a great ball. Ezequiel Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmar Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Eduardo Alvarenga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osmar Silveira in the 16th minute of play forced Almirantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Ezequiel Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Fernando Urbano charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Fernando Urbano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Almirantes F.C.'s Carlos Fernando Urbano got a free kick in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, Almirantes F.C.'s Romário dos Santos got a free kick in the 21st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Hernani da Costa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lauro de Almeida. That made the score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. In the 30th minute, Dedê Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lauro de Almeida was a little too slow when Carlos Fernando Urbano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Alvarenga in the 35th minute of play forced Almirantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Ezequiel Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Furlan's late challenge caught a Almirantes F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcos Furlan helped the player get up and apologised. Marcos Furlan hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Dedê Garcia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel Barbosa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 53rd minute of the match, Osmar Silveira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ezequiel Barbosa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 56 minutes Almirantes F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Osmar Silveira who took care of the corner kick. Luiz Eduardo Alvarenga had several of the Almirantes F.C.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 56 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Ezequiel Barbosa as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 59th match minute, Almirantes F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. Dedê Garcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ezequiel Barbosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. IBIRATAIA BA - FDFDF's Lauro de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário dos Santos in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, IBIRATAIA BA - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Fernando Urbano came free, but Lauro de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Luiz Eduardo Alvarenga lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Ezequiel Barbosa. Lauro de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernani da Costa in the 71st minute of play. After 77 minutes of play, Almirantes F.C.'s Hernani da Costa made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lauro de Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ezequiel Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmar Silveira in the 80th minute of play. After 81 minutes Almirantes F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Osmar Silveira who took care of the corner kick. At last the ball reached Luiz Fábio Penha at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Almirantes F.C.. 3-4. Lauro de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário dos Santos in the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Dênis Matos made a precise shot to the right of Lauro de Almeida. IBIRATAIA BA - FDFDF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-4. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.