League Play-Off

Lacio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Josué Fonseca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flávio Bastos went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Lacio getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. João Paulo Paraíba hit a great ball. João Paulo Paraíba hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Nilton 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. Felisburgo's Josué Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Bastos in the 16th minute of play. Paulinho Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Cássio Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Paulo Mangueira's late challenge caught a Lacio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Paulo Mangueira helped the player get up and apologised. José Paulo Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Nilton Vasconcelos took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomás da Fonseca. Thomás da Fonseca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 39 minutes into the match, Felisburgo's goalkeeper Josué Fonseca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Paulo Paraíba. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Santos in the 42nd minute of play forced Lacio's goalkeeper Thomás da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doni Rossi's late challenge caught a Felisburgo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doni Rossi helped the player get up and apologised. Doni Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulinho Santos was the one to do the kick off. Jeremias Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremias Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lacio! When the match had been going on for 56 minutes, Felisburgo's Tibúrcio Donato got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Thomás da Fonseca. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Bastos in the 62nd minute of play forced Felisburgo's goalkeeper Josué Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If João Adolfo de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Flávio Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. João Adolfo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Lacio's Flávio Bastos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Josué Fonseca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Adolfo de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Flávio Bastos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josué Fonseca. Felisburgo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flávio Bastos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 84 played minutes Lacio got a freekick which was hit by João Paulo Paraíba. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Paulinho Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Felisburgo's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulinho Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomás da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Felisburgo's José Paulo Mangueira got a free kick in the 88th minute. Thomás da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doni Rossi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Lacio's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Santos came free, but Thomás da Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Paulinho Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomás da Fonseca was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 96 minutes into the match, Felisburgo's Nilton Vasconcelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomás da Fonseca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Felisburgo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.