League Play-Off

Arena Blizzard
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliseu Velloso got free with Adhemar Alvarenga in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliseu Velloso struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Adhemar Alvarenga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blizzard SC. Ulysses Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adhemar Alvarenga having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hermínio Carneiro in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldinho Sá saved Blizzard SC from getting behind. Blizzard SC's Osvaldinho Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Carvalho in the 17th minute of play. Tiaguinho Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabinho Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Proença hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ibuaco SS booed when Blizzard SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermínio Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Tiaguinho Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldinho Sá was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. The supporters of Blizzard SC booed when Ibuaco SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caco de Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blizzard SC's Osvaldinho Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabinho Sena in the 40th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Tiaguinho Carvalho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Osvaldinho Sá was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ulysses Meirelles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Hermínio Carneiro fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ibuaco SS's protests and gave Hermínio Carneiro a yellow card for diving instead. Hermínio Carneiro hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. A collision led to Ibuaco SS getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Caco de Azevedo hit a great ball. Eliseu Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Adhemar Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabinho Sena 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. Blizzard SC's Osvaldinho Sá proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Blizzard SC from getting a goal against them. Tiaguinho Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Blizzard SC's Hermínio Queirós got a free kick in the 70th minute. Blizzard SC's Osvaldinho Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Carvalho in the 72nd minute of play. If Fabinho Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Hermínio Carneiro 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. Osvaldinho Sá had great luck who in the 80thth minute grab hold of the ball when Tiaguinho Carvalho from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Fabinho Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Sá having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Tiaguinho Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldinho Sá was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 93rd minute Eliseu Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adhemar Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Ibuaco SS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Blizzard SC.