League Play-Off

Caravellas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorginho Bittencourt made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Inácio Lopez in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Fábio Baptista saved Itanhaem SC from getting behind. After 5 minutes of play, Itanhaem SC's Jorginho Bittencourt made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cléberson Cerezo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 10th minute, Marcus Garcia made a precise shot to the right of Luís Fábio Baptista. Itanhaem SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Itanhaem SC's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Garcia. The supporters of Itanhaem SC booed when Caravellas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruninho Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Itanhaem SC's Flávio Paulista got a free kick in the 17th minute. Itanhaem SC's Luís Fábio Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Lopez in the 22nd minute of play. Marcus Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Fábio Baptista having to interfere. After 33 played minutes Caravellas got a freekick which was hit by Genílson da Fonseca. Marcus Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Luís Fábio Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fábio Baptista was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Inácio Lopez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 40 minute of play. In the 48th minute Inácio Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Dé Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dé Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dé Chaves hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Benê Damião's late challenge caught a Caravellas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benê Damião helped the player get up and apologised. Benê Damião hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the match, Caravellas's Marcus Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Fábio Baptista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Inácio Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caravellas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Benê Damião 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. Jorginho Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inácio Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Inácio Lopez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Fábio Baptista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After 90 minutes, Genílson da Fonseca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caravellas and the Itanhaem SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Caravellas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Itanhaem SC for a fine match.