League Play-Off

Ubanheira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fausto de Sena kicked off to start the match. Luís Gustavo Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Souza having to interfere. Luís Gustavo Baptista might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richard Souza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Gustavo Baptista ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 15th minute, Luís Gustavo Baptista 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. Ubanheira's Adriano de Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fausto de Sena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Adriano de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Ubanheira 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 Adriano de Amaral couldn't finish the play. Gerson Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto de Sena in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Ubanheira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Machado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Teles in the 29th minute of play forced Ubanheira's goalkeeper Richard Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 played minutes Ubanheira got a freekick which was hit by Durval Messias. When Juiracu FC's Luís Gustavo Baptista in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ubanheira's goalie prevented a goal. Adriano de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gerson Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Gustavo Baptista in the 40th minute of play. Luís Gustavo Baptista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd minute, Ismael Teles 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. 45 minutes into the match, Juiracu FC's Pedro Luiz Medeiros broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Gustavo Baptista was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Luís Gustavo Baptista took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Richard Souza to make any attempt to save it. Luís Gustavo Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Souza having to interfere. In the 65th minute Luís Gustavo Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Ubanheira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michel Machado to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Juiracu FC's Flavinho Varela got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Luís Gustavo Baptista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ubanheira's Richard Souza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ismael Teles could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Richard Souza however easily saved by the left post. In the 83rd minute, Rubens de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerson Xavier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fausto de Sena went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Adriano de Amaral took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gerson Xavier. Gerson Xavier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 94th minute, Eugênio Albuquerque 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. Ismael Teles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Richard Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.