League Play-Off

Itutinga
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jerônimo Fernandes got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jerônimo Fernandes in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isaltino Baiano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 9 minutes, Flávio de Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guiratinga and the Itutinga EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Flávio de Lara hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When the match had been going on for 15 minutes, Itutinga EC's Giuseppe Cunha got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Juvenal Valadares. 19 minutes into the match, Ciro Neiva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juvenal Valadares, 2-0. The supporters of Guiratinga booed when Itutinga EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilton Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isaltino Baiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magno Cabral in the 24th minute of play. Magno Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Isaltino Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Magno Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Isaltino Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Magno Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaltino Baiano having to interfere. In the 37th minute Magno Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaltino Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Magno Cabral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaltino Baiano was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Guiratinga's Pedro Luiz Novaes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaltino Baiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1.

52 minutes into the match, Ciro Neiva notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Guiratinga's Juvenal Valadares. Juvenal Valadares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Raí Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Isaltino Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Itutinga EC's goalkeeper Isaltino Baiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Magno Cabral. If Raí Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the game, Guiratinga's Vitório Breckenfeld nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaltino Baiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Isaltino Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Novaes in the 71st minute of the match. After 74 played minutes Itutinga EC got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Cunha. Juvenal Valadares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabino Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to Guiratinga getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Flávio de Lara hit a great ball. Magno Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Magno Cabral struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Isaltino Baiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guiratinga. Isaltino Baiano didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 3-3. Juvenal Valadares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Guiratinga's Juvenal Valadares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvinho Meirelles in the 95th minute of play. Guiratinga were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.