League Play-Off

Lufa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Maurinho Esteves made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Lufa's Laerte Nogueira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Fabiano Bueno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Iguita's zone, Maurinho Esteves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Fabiano Bueno came out of the goal and Maurinho Esteves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lufa's zone, Rodrigo Neiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermínio Lira came out of the goal and Rodrigo Neiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Rodrigo Neiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iguita's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Neiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hermínio Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Iguita's Rodrigo Neiva 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 Lufa's goalie prevented a goal. Hermínio Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Maurinho Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Luís Fabiano Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fabiano Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Esteves in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Lufa getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Raí Cabral hit a great ball. Laerte Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fabiano Bueno having to interfere. Maurinho Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Luís Fabiano Bueno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Neiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Hermínio Lira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Allan Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermínio Lira having to interfere. Lufa's Hermínio Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Neiva in the 43rd minute of play. When Osvaldinho do Valle came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Lufa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Osvaldinho do Valle couldn't finish the play. Osvaldinho do Valle's late challenge caught a Iguita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldinho do Valle helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Lufa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldinho do Valle to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Luís Fabiano Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Esteves in the 57th minute of the match. When Jailson Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lufa's protests and gave Jailson Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lufa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! 70 minutes into the match, Iguita's goal looked a bit too open when Laerte Nogueira came free, but Luís Fabiano Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The attack was good, but when Maurinho Esteves in the 73rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Maurinho Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermínio Lira having to interfere. If Maurinho Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Fabiano Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Allan Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermínio Lira having to interfere. Gilmar Favoretto kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, Iguita's Allan Ferraz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hermínio Lira narrowly saved just below the crossbar.