League Play-Off

Bacauba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olavo Carneiro made the kick off which started today's match. Renan Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diogo da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diogo da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renato Zonta in the 10th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Nuno Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Agisse SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Sarmento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Cordeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Renan Lara's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Diogo da Costa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bacauba's Renan Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Olavo Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diogo da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Carneiro in the 25th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renan Lara got free with Diogo da Costa in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diogo da Costa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Renan Lara went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Alexandre Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guto Amorim was the one to do the kick off. Alexandre Cordeiro made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Nuno Sarmento sent off a good shot on target. Diogo da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Carneiro in the 54th minute of the match. Guto Amorim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandre Cordeiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Bacauba's Olavo Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Renan Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bacauba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Renan Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute Olavo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute of the match César Montenegro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diogo da Costa skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guto Amorim in the 71st minute of play forced Bacauba's goalkeeper Alexandre Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mazinho Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diogo da Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olavo Carneiro's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute, Renan 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. In the 86th minute, Renan 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. Diogo da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Bacauba's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.