League Play-Off

Itapirucu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Américo Amorim took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Itapirucu FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Betinho Nascimento hit a great ball. A collision led to Fearless Jungle Jaguars getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Raphael Porto hit a great ball. With a little luck, Fearless Jungle Jaguars's Magno Jacinto got control of the ball when Augusto Nunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Fearless Jungle Jaguars's Angelo Fontes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dagoberto de Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. João Paulo Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. João Paulo Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dagoberto de Azevedo having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Itapirucu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mathias Cardoso came free, but Dagoberto de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, João Paulo Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fearless Jungle Jaguars's supporters rose to their feet, but João Paulo Salles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dagoberto de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oséas Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Itapirucu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Fontes came free, but Dagoberto de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, João Paulo Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fearless Jungle Jaguars's supporters rose to their feet, but João Paulo Salles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dagoberto de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dagoberto de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Gomes during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fearless Jungle Jaguars! Fearless Jungle Jaguars:s Magno Jacinto showed great skill when he stopped Virgílio Lucas:s penalty. After 33 played minutes Fearless Jungle Jaguars got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Cardoso. João Paulo Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Dagoberto de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dagoberto de Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angelo Fontes went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angelo Fontes was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Mathias Cardoso made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Itapirucu FC's Dagoberto de Azevedo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mathias Cardoso might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dagoberto de Azevedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mathias Cardoso ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Fearless Jungle Jaguars booed when Itapirucu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. When João Paulo Salles came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Fearless Jungle Jaguars 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 João Paulo Salles couldn't finish the play. Angelo Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Dagoberto de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonardo Vidal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raphael Porto's late challenge caught a Itapirucu FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raphael Porto helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Itapirucu FC booed when Fearless Jungle Jaguars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Itapirucu FC's Virgílio Lucas broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 71 played minutes Fearless Jungle Jaguars got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Cardoso. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, João Paulo Salles took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Dagoberto de Azevedo to make any attempt to save it. 76 minutes into the game, one of Itapirucu FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Dagoberto de Azevedo, was totally fooled by Fearless Jungle Jaguars's Anselmo Gomes, who 77 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Felippe de Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dagoberto de Azevedo having to interfere. Dagoberto de Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Angelo Fontes sent off a good shot on target. Dagoberto de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Fontes in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Angelo Fontes 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. Leonardo Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.