League Play-Off

Jacurici
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kiko Leite kicked off to start the match. Iaras's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when André Luís Donato scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Cardoso, making the score, 1-0. Kiko Leite recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kiko Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Aloísio Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Neiva during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, Francisco Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If André Luís Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcos Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Nildo Pontes sent off a good shot on target. Pedrinho Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Breno Batista missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 20 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Aloísio Damião right hand side. If Kiko Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kiko Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Aloísio Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Iaras's zone, André Luís Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Cardoso came out of the goal and André Luís Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Cardoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nildo Pontes in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Iaras's goalkeeper Marcos Cardoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jacurici FC's Aloísio Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Dante in the 30th minute of play. Kiko Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Damião having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Jacurici FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Leite came free, but Aloísio Damião reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Jacurici FC's zone, Tiaguinho Dante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aloísio Damião came out of the goal and Tiaguinho Dante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Kiko Leite who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jacurici FC's Aloísio Damião was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tiaguinho Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aloísio Damião having to interfere. Iaras's Tiaguinho Dante got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Iaras's Marcos Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo Pontes in the 52nd minute of play. Marcos Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nildo Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute, André Luís Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cardoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Nildo Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cardoso having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, André Luís Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jacurici FC's supporters rose to their feet, but André Luís Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcos Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Jacurici FC's André Luís Donato got a free kick in the 70th minute. Jânio Trancoso charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jânio Trancoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Jacurici FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jânio Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. Breno Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. André Luís Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cardoso having to interfere. Aloísio Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiko Leite in the 80th minute of the match. Aloísio Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko Leite in the 86th minute of play forced Jacurici FC's goalkeeper Aloísio Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iaras's Marcos Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nildo Pontes in the 89th minute of play. André Luís Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Cardoso having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Jacurici FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Iaras had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.