League Play-Off

Itabi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rony Sena made the kick off and thus started the match. Rafa Amaral hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Rony Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Almir Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rony Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Roma F.C. getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ediberto Ramos hit a great ball. Luís Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Almir Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Roma F.C.'s zone, Ediberto Aguiar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almir Veloso came out of the goal and Ediberto Aguiar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Aloísio Pena put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Serginho Simão. Almir Veloso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rony Sena's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Almir Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Sena in the 40th minute of the match. Otávio Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Serginho Simão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Elói Saraiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itabi SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roma F.C. the free kick. The supporters of Roma F.C. booed when Itabi SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elói Saraiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Aloísio Pena came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the Roma F.C. 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 Aloísio Pena couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Otávio Almeida stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ediberto Ramos in the 54th minute of play forced Itabi SC's goalkeeper Serginho Simão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Ediberto Aguiar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Itabi SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roma F.C. the free kick. The supporters of Roma F.C. booed when Itabi SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ediberto Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rony Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rony Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafa Palmeira hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Luís Lucas 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. Almir Veloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Almir Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Sena in the 70th minute of play. After having played for 83 minutes, Otávio Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roma F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Otávio Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Almir Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rony Sena in the 88th minute of the match. Rony Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Almir Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serginho Simão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otávio Almeida in the 92nd minute of the match. If Otávio Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Itabi SC's zone, Aloísio Pena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serginho Simão came out of the goal and Aloísio Pena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chants of Roma F.C. echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Itabi SC had held the ball for most of the match.