League Play-Off

Estádio Sanganha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edvaldo Mineiro kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Sanganha SC's Tostão Freitas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Fabiano Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luiz Fabiano Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tostão Freitas's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Goiaz's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimir da Costa. 11 minutes into the match, Goiaz's goal looked a bit too open when Tostão Freitas came free, but Luiz Fabiano Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tostão Freitas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Fabiano Salgado was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. José Maria Mattos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Eugênio Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Maria Mattos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Eugênio Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tostão Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Luiz Fabiano Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Goiaz's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimir da Costa. With 46 minutes on the clock, Gernando de Senna commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tostão Freitas was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tostão Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladimir da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Luiz Fabiano Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Jerônimo Miranda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Goiaz and the Sanganha SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Goiaz getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jerônimo Miranda hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Vladimir da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sanganha SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir da Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fabiano Salgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vladimir da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano Salgado having to interfere. After 68 played minutes Goiaz got a freekick which was hit by José Vítor Fontes. With a little luck, Sanganha SC's Eugênio Trigo got control of the ball when Jerônimo Miranda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vladimir da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano Salgado having to interfere. Goiaz's Luiz Fabiano Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Freitas in the 89th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sanganha SC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Goiaz had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.