League Play-Off

Estádio Viracao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Carlos Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo da Cunha having to interfere. Carlos Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. José Paulo da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Iguitu's zone, Pedro Augusto Motta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilmar Magalhães came out of the goal and Pedro Augusto Motta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 played minutes Iguitu got a freekick which was hit by Cristian de Amaral. After some careless play in the Iguitu defense, Marcinho Neves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilmar Magalhães. The Iguitu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilmar Magalhães should have stopped the shot. When Anselmo das Neves fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iguitu's protests and gave Anselmo das Neves a yellow card for diving instead. After 37 played minutes Iguitu got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo das Neves. Marcinho Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Viracao SS's goalkeeper José Paulo da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Anselmo das Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. José Paulo da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcinho Neves made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Augusto Motta during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Viracao SS's Pedro Augusto Motta got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Samuel Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Paulo da Cunha was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Viracao SS's José Paulo da Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Viracao SS from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute Samuel Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viracao SS's goalkeeper José Paulo da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Samuel Severo struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. José Paulo da Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iguitu. If Chiquinho de Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nilmar Magalhães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcinho Neves's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Iguitu's goalkeeper Nilmar Magalhães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Viracao SS's José Paulo da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Severo in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Iguitu's Carlos Cavalcante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Paulo da Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Viracao SS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.