League Play-Off

ESTADIO ASTECA
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Itayopolis's Gilmar Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Cardozo in the 3rd minute of play. Giovani Cardozo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Gilmar Fernandes didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 7th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When Erik Montenegro fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itayopolis's protests and gave Erik Montenegro a yellow card for diving instead. 16 minutes into the match, Itayopolis's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Cardozo came free, but Gilmar Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Pedro Paulo Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. TRICOLOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Paulo Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilmar Fernandes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filipe de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Umberto Vides's late challenge caught a Itayopolis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Umberto Vides helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to TRICOLOR getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Umberto Vides hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in TRICOLOR's zone, Manfredo Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe de Lara came out of the goal and Manfredo Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in TRICOLOR's zone, Mané Mattos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe de Lara came out of the goal and Mané Mattos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giovani Cardozo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Pedro Paulo Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TRICOLOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Itayopolis's Gilmar Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Paulo Cunha in the 57th minute of play. Gilmar Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovani Cardozo in the 61st minute of play. Gilmar Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Paulo Cunha in the 70th minute of the match. A collision led to Itayopolis getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Donatello Rodrigues hit a great ball. When Sílvio Luís da Costa fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itayopolis's protests and gave Sílvio Luís da Costa a yellow card for diving instead. Gilmar Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Paulo Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilmar Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Paulo Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paulo Cunha in the 83rd minute of play forced Itayopolis's goalkeeper Gilmar Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itayopolis's goalkeeper Gilmar Fernandes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manfredo Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Filipe de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. TRICOLOR had won after a very even match.