League Play-Off

Aleluia
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sabino Schmidt got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Denílson Galvão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Mocooca's Jerônimo Penha got a free kick in the 10th minute. Christian Machado was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Elano Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mocooca's Renatinho Miranda got his second yellow card of the match in the 19th minute. The referee ordered Renatinho Miranda off the ground. In the 18th minute, one of Mocooca:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mocooca. When the match had been going on for 20 minutes, Aleluia SC's Christian Machado got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Fellipe Chaves. If Geovanni Abraão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Ernesto Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geovanni Abraão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Júlio Almeida read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rubens Campidelis in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Almeida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ernesto Nóbrega was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Aleluia SC's Ernesto Nóbrega got a free kick in the 35th minute. Geovanni Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fellipe Chaves came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Aleluia SC's Elano Quintal. But to his dismay, Elano Quintal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 47th minute, Geovanni Abraão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mocooca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The Aleluia SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mocooca were winning 2-3.

55 minutes into the game, Ronaldão Corrêa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mocooca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aleluia SC the free kick. 54 minutes into the game, one of Mocooca:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 56th minute there was a penalty for Aleluia SC. Christian Machado stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fellipe Chaves. 3-3. After 62 minutes, Gino da Rocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aleluia SC and the Mocooca players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Aleluia SC's Gino da Rocha got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If Elano Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Elano Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aleluia SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Elano Quintal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fellipe Chaves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geovanni Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Júlio Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edinho Moreira was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 76th minute. Mocooca's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 77 played minutes Aleluia SC got a freekick which was hit by Sabino Schmidt. Gino da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Aleluia SC got a freekick which was hit by Gino da Rocha. 83 minutes into the match, Aleluia SC's goalkeeper Júlio Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovanni Abraão. Geovanni Abraão took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Júlio Almeida. Júlio Almeida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. Geovanni Abraão might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Júlio Almeida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovanni Abraão ran back to his position shaking his head. Fellipe Chaves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elano Quintal's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Geovanni Abraão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Júlio Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Geovanni Abraão came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Mocooca 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 Geovanni Abraão couldn't finish the play. The Mocooca supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mocooca would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.