League Play-Off

Bento Freitas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Zbyszek Cerocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, Grêmio Esportivo Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszek Cerocki came free, but Luiz Fabiano Palmeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Joaquim Trindade 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. A collision led to Grêmio Esportivo Brasil getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. José Augusto da Mata hit a great ball. Wanderson Koehler kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Zbyszek Cerocki struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Luiz Fabiano Palmeira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blumenau Esporte Clube. If Zbyszek Cerocki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zbyszek Cerocki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fabiano Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Trindade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 2-1 became the score in the 35th minute when José Augusto da Mata elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Walter Alkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erik Eger hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 50th minute Joaquim Trindade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joaquim Trindade was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute Aírton Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tião Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Felippe Palmeira got a free kick in the 57th minute. Aírton Sabóia hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Zbyszek Cerocki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Fabiano Palmeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Trindade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio Esportivo Brasil's Luiz Fabiano Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Alkvist in the 74th minute of play. After 77 minutes of play, Grêmio Esportivo Brasil's Délio Braga made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tião Carioca was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Augusto da Mata in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tião Carioca saved Blumenau Esporte Clube from getting behind. Zbyszek Cerocki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Luiz Fabiano Palmeira made a huge save. Tião Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aírton Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquim Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Luiz Fabiano Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Grêmio Esportivo Brasil support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.