League Play-Off

Facao
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gláuber Bittencourt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Facao's goal looked a bit too open when César Lara came free, but Roger Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Richard Trigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 minutes, Luiz Paulo Pirani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Facao and the Ipaobi SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luiz Paulo Pirani hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Facao's zone, César Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger Fernandes came out of the goal and César Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gualter Quirino took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lino França. Lino França dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Gualter Quirino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino França having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gláuber Bittencourt in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lino França saved Ipaobi SS from getting behind. Lino França made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Gualter Quirino sent off a good shot on target. Richard Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. César Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 played minutes Facao got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Montenegro. Roger Fernandes came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Ipaobi SS's Richard Trigo. But to his dismay, Richard Trigo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 44th minute, César Lara made a precise shot to the right of Roger Fernandes. Facao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. César Lara was the one to do the kick off. Richard Trigo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Roger Fernandes made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Lara in the 59th minute of play forced Facao's goalkeeper Roger Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. César Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 minutes of play, Facao's Gualter Quirino made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lino França was left in no man's land by his defense there! 70 minutes into the match, Gláuber Bittencourt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lino França. Ipaobi SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gláuber Bittencourt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Dráusio Dracena kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gualter Quirino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino França was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Gualter Quirino put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lino França. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gláuber Bittencourt in the 89th minute of play forced Ipaobi SS's goalkeeper Lino França to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Facao's goalkeeper Roger Fernandes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Richard Trigo. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Facao fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ipaobi SS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.