League Play-Off

Pedras
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedras AD's Bernardo Arantes 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. José Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 3 minutes, Joélson Pinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pedras AD and the Vota AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Joélson Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vota AD's Enéas Velloso managed to work through Pedras AD's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Enéas Velloso dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. José Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilton Xavier having to interfere. Nilton Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Luizão Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Pedras AD fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Pedras AD's Wanderson Barbosa 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Inácio Pirani charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Inácio Pirani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vota AD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Luizão Velloso, was totally fooled by Pedras AD's Giovani Fernandes, who 16 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Enéas Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilton Xavier having to interfere. Wanderson Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Bernardo Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Luizão Velloso managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Pedras AD's Wanderson Barbosa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Joélson Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pedras AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Joélson Pinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luizão Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wanderson Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luizão Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Arantes in the 36th minute of the match. Bernardo Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizão Velloso having to interfere. Pedras AD's Nilton Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Cardoso in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Joélson Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovani Fernandes's late challenge caught a Vota AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giovani Fernandes helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 48th minute of the game. One of Pedras AD:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vota AD:s goal. In the 50th minute there was a penalty for Vota AD. David Vides stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nilton Xavier. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Enéas Velloso to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Wanderson Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pedras AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Wanderson Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luizão Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luizão Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Barbosa in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Barbosa in the 62nd minute of play forced Vota AD's goalkeeper Luizão Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wanderson Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizão Velloso having to interfere. Enéas Velloso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nilton Xavier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Luizão Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Barbosa in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Silas Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wanderson Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luizão Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wanderson Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. João Carlos Schmidt's late challenge caught a Pedras AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Carlos Schmidt helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Vota AD getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. João Carlos Schmidt hit a great ball. After 79 played minutes Vota AD got a freekick which was hit by João Carlos Schmidt. Giovani Fernandes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 80th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 87 played minutes Pedras AD got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Furtado. In the 96th minute Wanderson Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bernardo Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Vota AD's zone, Wanderson Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luizão Velloso came out of the goal and Wanderson Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pedras AD fully deserved thier win.