League Play-Off

Iboti
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Iboti's Durvalino Moreira 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. When Carlos Sena came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Iboti 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 Carlos Sena couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Vanderley's zone, Carlos Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger Arruda came out of the goal and Carlos Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Carlos Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Vanderley's goal looked a bit too open when Durvalino Moreira came free, but Roger Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Sena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Roger Arruda made a huge save. In the 13th minute, Doriva Braga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Vanderley getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Dé de Azevedo hit a great ball. When Olavo Leite came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Vanderley 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 Olavo Leite couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iuri Leão during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Iuri Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Aguiar put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gilson Trancoso. After 34 minutes, Dé de Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vanderley and the Iboti players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vanderley's Dé de Azevedo got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute, Cido de Lara 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. Durvalino Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Arruda having to interfere. Carlos Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Roger Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olavo Leite to strike the kick off in the second half. Luiz Fabiano Aguiar might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilson Trancoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Fabiano Aguiar ran back to his position shaking his head. 53 minutes into the game, Olavo Leite was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vanderley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iboti the free kick. Durvalino Moreira hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If Durvalino Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Tarcisio Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Carlos Sena came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Iboti 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 Carlos Sena couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute Durvalino Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Aguiar succeeded in the game's 72nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Luiz Fabiano Aguiar was extremely unlucky when he, in the 77th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Gilson Trancoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olavo Leite's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. The supporters of Vanderley booed when Iboti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iuri Leão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vanderley's Luiz Fabiano Aguiar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gilson Trancoso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 89 minutes into the match, Iboti's goalkeeper Gilson Trancoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Fabiano Aguiar. Gilson Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Leite in the 91st minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vanderley eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.