League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nico Motta made the kick off and thus started the match. Botafogo fc's Edson Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clóvis Marinho in the 4th minute of play. Nico Motta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Edson Leme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iaras's Basílio Trevisan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Iaras from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute, Décio Velloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldinho Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basílio Trevisan having to interfere. Leonel Mineiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Basílio Trevisan came out and tried to block the shot, but Leonel Mineiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 15th minute. After 19 minutes of play, Botafogo fc's Leonel Mineiro made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Basílio Trevisan was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Clóvis Marinho in the 24th minute of play forced Botafogo fc's goalkeeper Edson Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Mineiro in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Basílio Trevisan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 31st minute, Nico Motta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edson Leme was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Adriano Ortiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nico Motta in the 38th minute of play forced Botafogo fc's goalkeeper Edson Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clóvis Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Botafogo fc's Edson Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Motta in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldinho Torres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edson Leme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clóvis Marinho went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. If Nico Motta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Leonel Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute Nico Motta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edson Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nico Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Leme having to interfere. Edson Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Botafogo fc's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Motta came free, but Edson Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clóvis Marinho got free with Edson Leme in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clóvis Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Leme having to interfere. Iaras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.