League Play-Off

Estádio Maragipinho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Luiz Mattos got the match started through his kick off. Naldo Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luiz Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naldo Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Mattos in the 10th minute of play. Patrício Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. José Vítor Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Patrício Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maragipinho's José Vítor Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrício Mota in the 18th minute of play. Maragipinho's José Vítor Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Guimarães in the 19th minute of play. When Maragipinho's Pedro Luiz Mattos in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Goyanninha FC's goalie prevented a goal. Douglas Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Mattos in the 27th minute of play forced Goyanninha FC's goalkeeper Naldo Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Geovani Guimarães managed to get in a good position for a shot. Goyanninha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Geovani Guimarães was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Vítor Vidal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edu Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. If Patrício Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Douglas Oliveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Naldo Bertassi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas Oliveira ran back to his position shaking his head. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Maragipinho's Pedro Luiz Mattos in the 45th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Naldo Bertassi was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Goyanninha FC through an amazing save. Naldo Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luiz Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrício Mota stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Luiz Mattos in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Naldo Bertassi saved Goyanninha FC from getting behind. 59 minutes into the game, Patrício Mota cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. José Vítor Vidal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maragipinho's Douglas Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geovani Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patrício Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor Vidal having to interfere. After some careless play in the Goyanninha FC defense, Douglas Oliveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naldo Bertassi. The Goyanninha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naldo Bertassi should have stopped the shot. Douglas Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naldo Bertassi having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Patrício Mota fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 94 minutes into the match, Goyanninha FC's Patrício Mota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Vítor Vidal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miguel Gaúcho charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Gaúcho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.