League Play-Off

Mineiros
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eusébio Borges made the kick off which started today's match. Arí Tinoco made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Edson da Cunha sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Mikael Ståhlberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Patriots Brasil's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikael Ståhlberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arí Tinoco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Eusébio Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aranau FC's Arí Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikael Ståhlberg in the 10th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Aranau FC's Fernandinho Mandrak got a free kick in the 10th minute. Eusébio Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mikael Ståhlberg had several of the Aranau FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 15 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Arí Tinoco as he didn't even see the shot coming. Haroldo Veloso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arí Tinoco having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hudson Abreu in the 25th minute of play forced Aranau FC's goalkeeper Arí Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Ståhlberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ronaldão Prestes succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Ronaldão Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Vágner Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Aranau FC's Arí Tinoco got control of the ball when Mikael Ståhlberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute of the match Patriots Brasil got a corner. Aranau FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. João Pinheiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Patriots Brasil's corner João Pinheiro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arí Tinoco quite easily take care of the ball. In the 40th match minute, Aranau FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldão Prestes to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute of the match Hílton de Mendonça shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arí Tinoco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 45 minutes, Igor Tande managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Patriots Brasil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Tande was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eusébio Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Vágner Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Arí Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Ståhlberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 55 minutes Aranau FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was João Pinheiro who took care of the corner kick. After 56 minutes, Mikael Ståhlberg made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Aranau FC's Arí Tinoco tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Mikael Ståhlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arí Tinoco was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Mikael Ståhlberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arí Tinoco having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Felippe Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mikael Ståhlberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arí Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Veloso in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Mikael Ståhlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arí Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vágner Vasconcelos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusébio Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Patriots Brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wágner Romero to maneuver through the defense. 3-2 became the score in the 86th minute when Mikael Ståhlberg elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 90th minute Mikael Ståhlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arí Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Aranau FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mikael Ståhlberg came free, but Arí Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Aranau FC's Fernandinho Mandrak got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Patriots Brasil fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Patriots Brasil's Mikael Ståhlberg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Patriots Brasil had played much better football throughout.