League Play-Off

Arena das Nações
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jarbas de Alcântara started the match with the kick off. Jarbas de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Lúcio Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute Raúl Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thiago Diniz kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Jarbas de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the game, Sandro Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nacional Atlético Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jaguaré FC the free kick. In the 14th minute, Sandro Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Nacional Atlético Clube booed when Jaguaré FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcinho da Mata could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Matias Abbondanzieri made a huge save. Lúcio Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Caccia in the 21st minute of play. Nacional Atlético Clube's Lúcio Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Caccia in the 23rd minute of play. Lúcio Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuele Caccia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lúcio Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Jaguaré FC's Emanuele Caccia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lúcio Furtado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lucas Tepedino's late challenge caught a Jaguaré FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Tepedino helped the player get up and apologised. Nacional Atlético Clube's Lúcio Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarbas de Alcântara in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuele Caccia in the 41st minute of play forced Nacional Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Lúcio Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nacional Atlético Clube getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Lucas Tepedino hit a great ball. The supporters of Nacional Atlético Clube booed when Jaguaré FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raúl Perez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Jaguaré FC booed when Nacional Atlético Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl Perez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 52 minutes, Jarbas de Alcântara made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Nacional Atlético Clube's Lúcio Furtado tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 58 minutes into the game, Jarbas de Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Lúcio Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lúcio Furtado was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Emanuele Caccia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emanuele Caccia really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 65th minute, Jaguaré FC's Emanuele Caccia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Raúl Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Matias Abbondanzieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Jaguaré FC's Jarbas de Alcântara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lúcio Furtado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jarbas de Alcântara might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lúcio Furtado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jarbas de Alcântara ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Lúcio Furtado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nacional Atlético Clube's Sandro Neto got his second yellow card of the match in the 82nd minute. The referee ordered Sandro Neto off the ground. After a rather tough play, Nacional Atlético Clube's Sandro Neto got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional Atlético Clube's zone, Jarbas de Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Furtado came out of the goal and Jarbas de Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Jarbas de Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lúcio Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Jarbas de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Lúcio Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Campidelis kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Nacional Atlético Clube defense, Jarbas de Alcântara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lúcio Furtado. The Nacional Atlético Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lúcio Furtado should have stopped the shot. Jaguaré FC played a much better game than Nacional Atlético Clube and deserved their victory. The Nacional Atlético Clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.