League Play-Off

Lage
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matías de Amaral made the kick off which started today's match. Lage AD's Romeo Llorienzo got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cássio Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías de Amaral in the 4th minute. Romeo Llorienzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Cássio Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matías de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Cássio Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Romeo Llorienzo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 minutes, Vito Botelho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Itapetinga and the Lage AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vito Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Cássio Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías de Amaral in the 19th minute. Itapetinga's Cássio Bezerra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Itapetinga from getting a goal against them. Cássio Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matías de Amaral in the 26th minute. In the 34thth minute of the game Válter Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lage AD's Carl Bergdal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute of the match Joaquim Dionísio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cássio Bezerra skillfully saved the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Lage AD's Romeo Llorienzo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cássio Bezerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Válter Montenegro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Llorienzo in the 47th minute of play forced Itapetinga's goalkeeper Cássio Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maurício Maia was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Itapetinga defense, Matías de Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cássio Bezerra. The Itapetinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cássio Bezerra should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Matías de Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cássio Bezerra was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. A collision led to Lage AD getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Joaquim Dionísio hit a great ball. A collision led to Lage AD getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Joaquim Dionísio hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Erik Nunes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carl Bergdal skillfully saved the ball. Cássio Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Válter Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Joaquim Dionísio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Matías de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Lage AD 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 Matías de Amaral couldn't finish the play. Itapetinga's Cássio Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Llorienzo in the 91st minute of play. Lage AD's Carl Bergdal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Lage AD from getting a goal against them. When Lage AD's Matías de Amaral in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Itapetinga's goalie prevented a goal. Lage AD's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.