League Play-Off

Itapeua
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geovânio dos Santos made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Paulo Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Rocha having to interfere. Ian Pinhos short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Sebastião Rocha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Cristian Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute, one of Itapeua:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Itapeua. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for Palheta FC. Rubinho Magalhães stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristian Barros. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willian Pontes in the 17th minute of play forced Itapeua's goalkeeper Cristian Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Paulo Vaz in the 19th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ian Pinho during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ian Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Sebastião Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Pinho in the 27th minute of play. Dinei Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. When Ian Pinho came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Itapeua 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 Ian Pinho couldn't finish the play. Cristian Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovânio dos Santos in the 34th minute of play. The Itapeua players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palheta FC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Ian Pinho made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Palheta FC's zone, Ian Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastião Rocha came out of the goal and Ian Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sebastião Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Cristian Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Ian Pinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sebastião Rocha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 64 played minutes, Itapeua's Christiano Tavares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sebastião Rocha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Itapeua reached it. Itapeua's Alessandro Guedes was substituted for Dinei Senna. In the 68th minute, Ian Pinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastião Rocha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Itapeua made a substitution. Sandrinho Abraão replaced Nico Barbosa. Geovânio dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Cristian Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ian Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christiano Tavares's late challenge caught a Palheta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christiano Tavares helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Itapeua:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Palheta FC:s goal. 83 minutes into the match, Rubinho Magalhães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Barros. Itapeua's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rubinho Magalhães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 86 minutes into the match, André Araújo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristian Barros. Itapeua's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Araújo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palheta FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Ian Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ian Pinho came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Itapeua 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 Ian Pinho couldn't finish the play. Sandrinho Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Sebastião Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.