League Play-Off

Laranjeiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Laércio Aguiar came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Squadra Borges Azzura's Henrique Alvarenga. But to his dismay, Henrique Alvarenga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Henrique Alvarenga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laércio Aguiar was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Souto got free with Murillo do Vale in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute, Waldemar Terra 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. Squadra Borges Azzura were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Brave Tricolor SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Giuseppe Mineiro took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Giuseppe Mineiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Laércio Aguiar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 22 played minutes Squadra Borges Azzura got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Figueiredo. Murillo do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrique Alvarenga in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laércio Aguiar saved Brave Tricolor SC from getting behind. Giuseppe Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giuseppe Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes Squadra Borges Azzura got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Mineiro. Murillo do Vale was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felippe Chaves showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 35 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Chaves in the 39th minute of play forced Squadra Borges Azzura's goalkeeper Murillo do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute of the match Betão Antunes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laércio Aguiar skillfully saved the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

After 54 played minutes, Squadra Borges Azzura's Betão Antunes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Laércio Aguiar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Squadra Borges Azzura reached it. In the 61st minute, Giuseppe Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henrique Alvarenga kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute of the match Wágner Recife shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Murillo do Vale showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Felippe Chaves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brave Tricolor SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Felippe Chaves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murillo do Vale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felippe Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Murillo do Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute Felippe Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Tales Xavier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brave Tricolor SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Laércio Aguiar was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and João Carlos Correia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. João Carlos Correia really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. When João Carlos Correia came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Squadra Borges Azzura fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Carlos Correia couldn't finish the play.