League Play-Off

Estádio Conceicao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gremio FC's Luís Paulo Reis 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. André Torres made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Antônio Aparecido sent off a good shot on target. João Paulo Tróia might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Natanael Mota. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Paulo Tróia ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Agostinho Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natanael Mota was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When João Paulo Tróia came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Espanha SS 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 Paulo Tróia couldn't finish the play. Agostinho Santana struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Natanael Mota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espanha SS. Agostinho Santana struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Natanael Mota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espanha SS. João Paulo Tróia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natanael Mota read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Natanael Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Paulo Tróia's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Paulo Tróia to make the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, João Paulo Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espanha SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Paulo Tróia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agostinho Santana in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Natanael Mota, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. João Paulo Tróia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Natanael Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Paulo Reis in the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gremio FC's zone, Agostinho Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natanael Mota came out of the goal and Agostinho Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Tróia in the 87th minute of play forced Gremio FC's goalkeeper Natanael Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 minutes, Alfredinho Bueno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gremio FC and the Espanha SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 87 played minutes Gremio FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfredinho Bueno. If João Paulo Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gremio FC's Natanael Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Gremio FC from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes in the game, Agostinho Santana fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Natanael Mota having to interfere.