League Play-Off

Fabio Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Eubanque EC's goalkeeper Vivaldo Martins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lúcio Meirelles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Kléberson Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Bebeto de Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 minutes of play, Eubanque EC's Lúcio Meirelles made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kléberson Leme was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the game, Dênis Magalhães cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Kléberson Leme was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Clóvis Meira hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Clóvis Meira's late challenge caught a Fabio Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clóvis Meira helped the player get up and apologised. Clóvis Meira hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Vivaldo Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Vasconcelos in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute André Luís Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Martins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tostão Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Luís Vasconcelos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vivaldo Martins having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Luís Vasconcelos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fabio Futebol Clube's Kléberson Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Meirelles in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, André Luís Vasconcelos 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. 61 minutes into the match, Fabio Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Meirelles came free, but Kléberson Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lúcio Meirelles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Kléberson Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tostão Sampaio came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Fabio Futebol Clube 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 Tostão Sampaio couldn't finish the play. When André Luís Vasconcelos came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Fabio Futebol Clube 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 André Luís Vasconcelos couldn't finish the play. In the 69th match minute, Eubanque EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marquinhos Leme to maneuver through the defense. Marquinhos Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Tostão Sampaio 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Meirelles got free with Kléberson Leme in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kléberson Leme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dênis Magalhães in the 80th minute. Fabio Futebol Clube's Kléberson Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Meirelles in the 81st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Marquinhos Leme took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Kléberson Leme to make any attempt to save it. Tadeu Couto hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Orlando Antunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vivaldo Martins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Antunes ran back to his position shaking his head. Mateus de Alcântara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vivaldo Martins. Eubanque EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Fabio Futebol Clube supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Eubanque EC's performance. The match ended with a win for Eubanque EC.