League Play-Off

Itaici
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christiano Meirelles started the match with the kick off. Valério Messias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roger Dracena's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Benjamin Figueiredo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valério Messias was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 16th minute, Benjamin Figueiredo 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. Valério Messias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Roger Dracena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cassiara AD's attack was well implemented in the 21st minute, but when Benjamin Figueiredo was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Roger Dracena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Benjamin Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Porto Velho MzR's Artur Coelho got a free kick in the 39th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Cassiara AD's Zé Paulo Ferreira tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Vítor Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Roger Dracena 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. Valério Messias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Figueiredo in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Porto Velho MzR getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Raúl Maia hit a great ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benjamin Figueiredo was the one to do the kick off. Roger Dracena struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Valério Messias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cassiara AD. Marcos Leite fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Róbson Oliveira having to interfere. If Marcos Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valério Messias having to interfere. When Christiano Meirelles came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Porto Velho MzR 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 Christiano Meirelles couldn't finish the play. Marcos Leite 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. 81 minutes into the match, Cassiara AD's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Meirelles came free, but Róbson Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Porto Velho MzR's Valério Messias got control of the ball when Roger Dracena tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Meirelles in the 87th minute of play forced Cassiara AD's goalkeeper Róbson Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Christiano Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Nelsinho Trigo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Valério Messias. The goal made the score 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cassiara AD walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.