League Play-Off

Estádio Irajai
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nilton Cavalcante made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Montana AD got a freekick which was hit by Richard Favoretto. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Digo Dantas got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Richard Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Thiago de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Thiago de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilton Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago de Amorim having to interfere. A collision led to Irajai getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Luciano Carvalho hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Nilton Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot. Montana AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Nilton Cavalcante was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thiago de Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Richard Favoretto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago de Amorim was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 24 minutes into the game, Richard Favoretto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Thiago de Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute, Chico Mangueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Irajai! A collision led to Irajai getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Dorian de Medeiros hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Montana AD's Zézinho de Queirós got a free kick in the 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrigo Machado during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 44 played minutes Montana AD got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Machado. Fiori Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Maranhense in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernando Maranhense stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Fernando Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Irajai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Maranhense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Montana AD's Rodrigo Machado got his second yellow card of the match in the 54th minute. The referee ordered Rodrigo Machado off the ground. Rodrigo Machado hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Irajai's Thiago de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Favoretto in the 66th minute of play. Thiago de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Favoretto in the 68th minute. Thiago de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Favoretto in the 71st minute of play. Júlio Gomes's late challenge caught a Montana AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júlio Gomes helped the player get up and apologised. Richard Favoretto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago de Amorim having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Irajai's Tostão da Silva got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Richard Favoretto 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. In the 94th play minute Richard Favoretto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Thiago de Amorim. 0-4. The Irajai supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Montana AD's performance. The match ended with a win for Montana AD.