League Play-Off

Itubera
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ian Guimarães made the kick off which started today's match. Eurico Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vágner Simão having to interfere. Rafael Gaúcho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sandrinho Bezerra's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute, Ian Guimarães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Capinha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Vítor de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itubera SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Vítor de Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vágner Simão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vágner Simão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luan Valle in the 16th minute. After 20 played minutes, Capinha's Tales de Azevedo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafael Gaúcho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Capinha reached it. After 23 minutes, Eurico Bueno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itubera SC and the Capinha players grew even worse after the yellow card. After having played for 26 minutes, Vítor de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itubera SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor de Sena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vágner Simão was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Mazinho Cavalcante. Eurico Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vágner Simão having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Bueno in the 43rd minute of play forced Capinha's goalkeeper Vágner Simão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Ian Guimarães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Gaúcho. Itubera SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ian Guimarães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eurico Bueno to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Bueno in the 51st minute of play forced Capinha's goalkeeper Vágner Simão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vágner Simão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor de Sena in the 52nd minute of the match. Kaká Moraes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafael Gaúcho. Itubera SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sandrinho Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Gaúcho having to interfere. Sandrinho Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vágner Simão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eurico Bueno in the 66th minute of play. Vágner Simão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurico Bueno in the 73rd minute of the match. Sandrinho Bezerra's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Rafael Gaúcho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Guimarães in the 75th minute of play forced Itubera SC's goalkeeper Rafael Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Kaká Moraes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Capinha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itubera SC the free kick. In the 78th minute, Kaká Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 minutes of play, Itubera SC's Eurico Bueno made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vágner Simão was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 82 played minutes Itubera SC got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho Loyola. Rafael Gaúcho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandrinho Bezerra in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Capinha's zone, Eurico Bueno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vágner Simão came out of the goal and Eurico Bueno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eurico Bueno scored 2-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vágner Simão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.