League Play-Off

CAIXA DE SURPRESA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Passagem's Caio Pitta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Erik Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Passagem's Erik Fontes got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Toilettendeckel F.C.'s Cléberson Paraíba tried to score from far away in the 4th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Lauro Faria's late challenge caught a Toilettendeckel F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lauro Faria helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Passagem's Lauro Faria got a free kick in the 7th minute. Cléberson Paraíba was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Victor Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinei Paes hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Jânio Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jânio Vianna during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Passagem booed when Toilettendeckel F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jânio Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience cheered when Roger Quirino's long shot passed Júlio Matorin's right side. It was 0-1, 19 minutes into the match. Tiago Antunes came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Toilettendeckel F.C.'s Ian Terra. But to his dismay, Ian Terra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. With a little luck, Passagem's Tiago Antunes got control of the ball when Ian Terra tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Toilettendeckel F.C.'s Cléberson Paraíba got a free kick in the 35th minute. Caio Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Matorin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Ortiz in the 45th minute of play forced Passagem's goalkeeper Tiago Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Ortiz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Passagem's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Ortiz came free, but Tiago Antunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Toilettendeckel F.C.'s zone, Gerson Loyola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Matorin came out of the goal and Gerson Loyola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caio Pitta in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Júlio Matorin saved Toilettendeckel F.C. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caio Pitta in the 57th minute of play forced Toilettendeckel F.C.'s goalkeeper Júlio Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Victor Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Toilettendeckel F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Gerson Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Matorin having to interfere. Júlio Matorin was a little too slow when Caio Pitta got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 3-2. Passagem's Tiago Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Ortiz in the 87th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caio Pitta in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Júlio Matorin saved Toilettendeckel F.C. from getting behind. Júlio Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Pitta in the 91st minute of play. If Gerson Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nilmar Bezerra's late challenge caught a Passagem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nilmar Bezerra helped the player get up and apologised. Nilmar Bezerra hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Toilettendeckel F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Passagem for a fine match.