League Play-Off

Chambioa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artur Ceresso started the match with the kick off. If Artur Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 6 minutes into the match, Seraph's goalkeeper Jailson Barral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erivaldo Lara. After a defensive mix-up in Seraph's zone, Baltazar de Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jailson Barral came out of the goal and Baltazar de Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Seraph's Dedé Aparecido got a free kick in the 9th minute. Erivaldo Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jailson Barral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erivaldo Lara in the 14th minute. Erivaldo Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jailson Barral made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Seraph's zone, Baltazar de Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jailson Barral came out of the goal and Baltazar de Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 20 minutes of play, Chambioa EC's Erivaldo Lara made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jailson Barral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jefferson Diniz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Paulo de Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Jefferson Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo de Mendonça having to interfere. Erivaldo Lara in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jailson Barral, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baltazar de Medeiros was the one to do the kick off. Baltazar de Medeiros took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jailson Barral. Jailson Barral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Erivaldo Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jailson Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erivaldo Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 64 played minutes Chambioa EC got a freekick which was hit by Abel Moreno. 64 minutes into the match, Seraph's Abel Trevisan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jefferson Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Lara in the 68th minute of play forced Seraph's goalkeeper Jailson Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chambioa EC's Baltazar de Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Erivaldo Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jailson Barral was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Jailson Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar de Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Chambioa EC's Baltazar de Medeiros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jailson Barral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 80th minute, Artur Ceresso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Baltazar de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87thth minute of the game Erivaldo Lara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seraph's Jailson Barral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Erivaldo Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chambioa EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Erivaldo Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jailson Barral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Baltazar de Medeiros got free in front of the goal in the 90th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Jailson Barral was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Artur Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo de Mendonça having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Chambioa EC's Erivaldo Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jailson Barral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Chambioa EC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.