League Play-Off

Estádio Itaticui
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dé Alagoano made the kick off and thus started the match. Joélson Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Dé Alagoanos short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Silvinho Severo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Joélson Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Vasco da Gama getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Pedro Luís França hit a great ball. If Dé Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Dé Alagoano put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Silvinho Severo. When Dé Alagoano came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Vasco da Gama 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 Dé Alagoano couldn't finish the play. When Luiz Fernando Marques fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vasco da Gama's protests and gave Luiz Fernando Marques a yellow card for diving instead. Luiz Fernando Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Dé Alagoano scored 3-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvinho Severo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute Pingador were awarded a corner. Romário Silveira went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Pingador's corner Enéas Vergílio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joélson Lima quite easily take care of the ball. In the 76th minute Dé Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho Severo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dé Alagoano in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvinho Severo saved Pingador from getting behind. Silvinho Severo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dé Alagoano in the 89th minute of the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Carlos Eduardo Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pingador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Eduardo Simões was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Dé Alagoano came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Vasco da Gama 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 Dé Alagoano couldn't finish the play. Vasco da Gama were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pingador for a fine match.