League Play-Off

Estádio Maxixeiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomás Andrade started the match with the kick off. Dorival Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Dorival Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benjamim Batista was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Benjamim Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorival Lara in the 14th minute of the match. If Guilherme de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19thth minute of the game Dorival Lara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maxixeiro's Benjamim Batista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maxixeiro's Mané de Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mané de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Fabiano Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osvaldinho Leal hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. A collision led to Esporte Clube Lopes getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hélio Rosa hit a great ball. The supporters of Esporte Clube Lopes booed when Maxixeiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Carioca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamim Batista didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Esporte Clube Lopes's Thomás Andrade shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Bernardo da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Fabiano Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Esporte Clube Lopes's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme de Souza came free, but Fabiano Abraão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorival Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Batista having to interfere. Mané de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Esporte Clube Lopes were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guilherme de Souza made a kick off. If Thomás Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiano Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomás Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Benjamim Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dorival Lara hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Guilherme de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Abraão having to interfere. Dorival Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomás Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Benjamim Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mané de Alcântara 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. When Dorival Lara came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Esporte Clube Lopes 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 Dorival Lara couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the game, one of Maxixeiro:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 1-3 came through a penalty shot after 85 played minutes, when Esporte Clube Lopes:s Giovanni Marquez calmly waited for Maxixeiro:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. 88 minutes into the match, Maxixeiro's goalkeeper Benjamim Batista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dorival Lara. In the 89th minute, Thomás Andrade got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Maxixeiro's Benjamim Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomás Andrade in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to Maxixeiro getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Osvaldinho Leal hit a great ball. Osvaldinho Leal hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Maxixeiro's Benjamim Batista got control of the ball when Dorival Lara tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Esporte Clube Lopes walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.