League Play-Off

Maracanã
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. Diamantino Donato started the match with the kick off. Geovani Britto 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 of the match, Geovani Britto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Diamantino Velloso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Diamantino Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Iuri FC defense, Diamantino Donato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Toninho Miranda. The Iuri FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Toninho Miranda should have stopped the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Iuri FC's goal looked a bit too open when Diamantino Donato came free, but Toninho Miranda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toninho Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Diamantino Donato's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Toninho Miranda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Magno Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Miranda having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diamantino Donato in the 26th minute of play forced Iuri FC's goalkeeper Toninho Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Magno Trancoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toninho Miranda was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Diamantino Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Igaci's Magno Trancoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Toninho Miranda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Diamantino Donato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toninho Miranda. Iuri FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diamantino Donato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Naldo Cerezo made a kick off. If Magno Trancoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diamantino Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovani Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Luizinho Bezerra charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luizinho Bezerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, Igaci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Bezerra to maneuver through the defense. When Magno Trancoso came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Igaci 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 Magno Trancoso couldn't finish the play. In the 69th match minute, Iuri FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeferson Proença to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Iuri FC's goalkeeper Toninho Miranda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Magno Trancoso. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naldo Cerezo in the 74th minute of play forced Igaci's goalkeeper Diamantino Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Naldo Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Naldo Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Naldo Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Diamantino Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Igaci's zone, Naldo Cerezo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Velloso came out of the goal and Naldo Cerezo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Iuri FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Igaci's performance. The match ended with a win for Igaci.