League Play-Off

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Tracunhaem booed when SCCP1910 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Bittencourt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 6 minutes SCCP1910's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Naldo dos Santos who took care of the corner kick. Tracunhaem's Naldo dos Santos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zé Paulo Prata in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 7 minutes into the match, Tracunhaem's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando da Fonseca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mathias Bittencourt. The crowd rose to their feet as SCCP1910's Mathias Bittencourt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luiz Fernando da Fonseca. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. If Naldo dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudinei Barral in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Paulo Prata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute, Claudinei Barral made a precise shot to the right of Zé Paulo Prata. SCCP1910's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 18th play minutes Ezequiel Nunes shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Zé Paulo Prata and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 21st minute, Claudinei Barral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Paulo Prata was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 30th minute Naldo dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Mathias Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando da Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Tracunhaem getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Sebastião Tepedino hit a great ball. SCCP1910's Téo Cardoso shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 36th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luiz Fernando da Fonseca but with some difficulty. The supporters of SCCP1910 booed when Tracunhaem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ezequiel Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute, Mathias Bittencourt 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. If Kaká do Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute Claudinei Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ezequiel Nunes in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Paulo Prata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tracunhaem's Luiz Fernando da Fonseca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Tracunhaem from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Naldo dos Santos to make the kick off. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Bittencourt in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, SCCP1910's goalkeeper Zé Paulo Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinei Barral. Naldo dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, Tracunhaem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naldo dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Tracunhaem's zone, Nuno Salgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca came out of the goal and Nuno Salgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Tracunhaem defense, Mathias Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fernando da Fonseca. The Tracunhaem fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fernando da Fonseca should have stopped the shot. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká do Nascimento in the 75th minute of the match. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Nuno Salgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando da Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nuno Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Paulo Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Bittencourt in the 89th minute of play forced Tracunhaem's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Paulo Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naldo dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathias Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fernando da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Wilton Paulista made a precise shot to the right of Zé Paulo Prata. SCCP1910's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tracunhaem eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.