League Play-Off

Jatobazal
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eurico Neves took the kick off in the first half of the match. 0-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Humberto Albuquerque elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Japiim's Doni Valadares in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jatobazal SS's goalie prevented a goal. Humberto Albuquerque scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gilmar Sabóia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcus Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcus Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcus Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Japiim's Beto Silveira got control of the ball when Armindo Tinoco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Armindo Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Jatobazal SS getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Mauro Meirelles hit a great ball. In the 36th minute of the match Ciro Diniz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilmar Sabóia showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gilmar Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Valadares in the 44th minute of play. The Japiim fans' excitement grew in the 45th match minute when Japiim's Doni Valadares looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Japiim's goalkeeper Beto Silveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristian de Senna hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Gilmar Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doni Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beto Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Tinoco in the 84th minute of the match. Eurico Neves scored 2-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Beto Silveira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Doni Valadares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Gilmar Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Japiim's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.