League Play-Off

Braco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ulysses Tepedino kicked off to start the match. Braco SC's Hélio Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Paraense in the 3rd minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Braco SC! The referee gave Itui a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sebastião Severo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Braco SC's Hélio Vinhas. 0-1. Hélio Vinhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 17th minute, Claudinho Urbano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hélio Vinhas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Teodoro Paraense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulysses Tepedino in the 20th minute of the match. Itui's Zé Carlos Paraense got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Braco SC's Hélio Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Paraense in the 24th minute of play. Igor Guimarães might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodoro Paraense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Igor Guimarães ran back to his position shaking his head. Fred Porto kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Genílson Torres, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Itui's goal looked a bit too open when Ulysses Tepedino came free, but Teodoro Paraense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélio Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Paraense in the 37th minute of play. Braco SC's Hélio Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Paraense in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, one of Itui:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Teodoro Paraense had in the 43rdth minute some difficulties stopping Genílson Torres's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball The crowd rose to their feet as Braco SC's Genílson Torres slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Teodoro Paraense. That made the score 1-2 after 43 minutes of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudinho Urbano was the one to do the kick off. Fabiano Castro hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute of the match José Pedro Vieira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hélio Vinhas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hélio Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Guimarães's late challenge caught a Itui's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Guimarães helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Igor Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match, Zé Carlos Paraense got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hélio Vinhas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Ulysses Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Carlos Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélio Vinhas having to interfere. When Zé Carlos Paraense came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Itui 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 Zé Carlos Paraense couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Braco SC's zone, Zé Carlos Paraense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hélio Vinhas came out of the goal and Zé Carlos Paraense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Guimarães in the 91st minute of play forced Itui's goalkeeper Teodoro Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Ulysses Tepedino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braco SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulysses Tepedino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Teodoro Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Itui walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.