League Play-Off

Itapirucu
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Lamacre SC's Jarbas Arantes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alberto Siqueira made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Augusto Nunes sent off a good shot on target. Dagoberto de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Arantes in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Itapirucu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jarbas Arantes came free, but Dagoberto de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Siqueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Nunes in the 12th minute. Jarbas Arantes took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dagoberto de Azevedo. Dagoberto de Azevedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Lamacre SC's Jarbas Arantes got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Kauan Arantes came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Lamacre SC 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 Kauan Arantes couldn't finish the play. Dagoberto de Azevedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jarbas Arantes's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Dagoberto de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Arantes in the 28th minute of play. Nestor da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Basílio Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dagoberto de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauan Arantes, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Kauan Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Dagoberto de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Jarbas Arantes notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Itapirucu FC's Dagoberto de Azevedo. Dagoberto de Azevedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nestor da Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Jarbas Arantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dagoberto de Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The Itapirucu FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lamacre SC were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Américo Amorim was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas Arantes in the 52nd minute of play forced Itapirucu FC's goalkeeper Dagoberto de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lamacre SC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Luís Fábio Dracena hit a great ball. Alberto Siqueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Américo Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute of the match, Kauan Arantes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dagoberto de Azevedo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Jarbas Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betinho Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Kauan Arantes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Dagoberto de Azevedo made a huge save. Jarbas Arantes in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dagoberto de Azevedo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lamacre SC's Jarbas Arantes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dagoberto de Azevedo. That made the score 0-4 after 71 minutes of play. Kauan Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Dagoberto de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Itapirucu FC's Betinho Nascimento got a free kick in the 76th minute. Itapirucu FC's Dagoberto de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Itapirucu FC from getting a goal against them. Jarbas Arantes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kauan Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dagoberto de Azevedo having to interfere. Kauan Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dagoberto de Azevedo having to interfere. Lamacre SC played a much better game than Itapirucu FC and deserved their victory. The Itapirucu FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.