League Play-Off

Estádio Itanhandu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fernando Galvão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Felippe Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Sydney Vale made a huge save. Sydney Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Fernando Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quatoquara's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Galvão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chiquinho Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the game, Albertinho Paulista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Chiquinho Jacinto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 1-1 became the score in the 25th minute when Felippe Valle elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chiquinho Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Galvão in the 28th minute of the match. Quatoquara's Fernando Galvão got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Felippe Valle could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Sydney Vale however easily saved by the left post. When Felippe Valle came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Itanhandu 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 Felippe Valle couldn't finish the play. Paulo Renato Arruda charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Renato Arruda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Albertinho Paulista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Albertinho Paulista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Itanhandu defense, Albertinho Paulista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chiquinho Jacinto. The Itanhandu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chiquinho Jacinto should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evandro de Medeiros made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro de Medeiros in the 58th minute of play forced Quatoquara's goalkeeper Sydney Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Itanhandu's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Fernando Galvão scored to the left of an out of position Chiquinho Jacinto, making the score, 2-3. Fernando Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Chiquinho Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Fernando Galvão 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. Mané de Mendonça's late challenge caught a Itanhandu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mané de Mendonça helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Itanhandu getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Luís Fábio Marquez hit a great ball. Chiquinho Jacinto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albertinho Paulista in the 83rd minute. Sydney Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sydney Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelson Vieira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Fernando Galvão dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Chiquinho Jacinto, 2-4. Fernando Galvão hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.