League Play-Off

Igua
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Igua FC's Fernando Nóbrega started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Túlio de Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Holandês Voador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Igua FC the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Túlio de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jairo do Vale didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thiago Meireles went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Fernando Nóbrega took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Gabriel Schmidt to make any attempt to save it. In the 16th minute, Thiago Meireles 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. Jairo do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Van Robben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Van Robben in the 22nd minute of play forced Igua FC's goalkeeper Jairo do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 played minutes Igua FC got a freekick which was hit by Naldo Messias. Gernando de Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Jairo do Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jairo do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Van Robben in the 37th minute of the match. Jairo do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Van Robben in the 44th minute of the match. Jairo do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Van Robben in the 45th minute of play. Jairo do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Van Robben stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Van Robben took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jairo do Vale. Jairo do Vale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 58 minutes into the match, Igua FC's goalkeeper Jairo do Vale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Van Robben. Igua FC's Jairo do Vale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Igua FC from getting a goal against them. After 67 minutes, Horace von Moos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Igua FC and the Holandês Voador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, one of Igua FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Igua FC. When Holandês Voador's Van Robben in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Igua FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Igua FC's goalkeeper Jairo do Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Van Robben's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jairo do Vale firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 74 played minutes Igua FC got a freekick which was hit by Naldo Messias. Jairo do Vale made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Van Robben sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Thiago Meireles took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Jairo do Vale to make any attempt to save it. Van Robben sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. With a little luck, Igua FC's Jairo do Vale got control of the ball when Van Robben tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 98th minute of the match, Van Robben got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jairo do Vale was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Holandês Voador's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.