League Play-Off

Alianca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cabeça de gelo's Róbson do Valle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chicão Moraes might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Rezende. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chicão Moraes ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Cabeça de gelo's Cássio Proença got a free kick in the 6th minute. Giovanni Seco 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. Giovanni Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Nestor Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Cabeça de gelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Róbson do Valle to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the game, Luiz Guilherme Mello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alianca AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cabeça de gelo the free kick. After 13 played minutes Alianca AD got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Guilherme Mello. Róbson do Valle charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Róbson do Valle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 minutes of play Alianca AD's Luiz Guilherme Mello was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Róbson do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Serginho Teixeira fired a really elegant long shot, but Nestor Rezende threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Luisinho Tróia might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nestor Rezende. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luisinho Tróia ran back to his position shaking his head. Cabeça de gelo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Luisinho Tróia scored to the left of an out of position Nestor Rezende, making the score, 1-0. 32 minutes into the match, Cabeça de gelo's goalkeeper Nestor Rezende had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisinho Tróia. After 34 played minutes Cabeça de gelo got a freekick which was hit by Róbson do Valle. With his leg Nestor Rezende managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Alianca AD's Luisinho Tróia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Edvaldo Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Rezende having to interfere. A collision led to Cabeça de gelo getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Róbson do Valle hit a great ball. With a little luck, Cabeça de gelo's Nestor Rezende got control of the ball when Luisinho Tróia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Luisinho Tróia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomé Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Tomé Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Serginho Teixeira was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 62nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Luisinho Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luisinho Tróia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Alianca AD getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Giovanni Seco hit a great ball. If Luisinho Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Luisinho Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute Edvaldo Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Luisinho Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Luisinho Tróia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Rezende was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Luisinho Tróia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Rezende having to interfere. Alianca AD's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.