League Play-Off

Canjerana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mário Figueiredo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Real Cruz's goalkeeper Oscar Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dorian Linares. 11 minutes into the match, Real Cruz's goalkeeper Oscar Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dorian Linares. Bruninho Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorian Linares got free with Oscar Melo in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tostão Costa hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adalberto Veiga in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruninho Damião saved Diaurum from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Hamílton Koehler made a precise shot to the right of Bruninho Damião. Diaurum's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 31st match minute, Real Cruz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Dorian Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Oscar Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gugu Loureiro made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Mário Figueiredo however managed to control. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tostão Costa during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Diaurum getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Tostão Costa hit a great ball. 46 minutes in the game Carlos Augusto Rosa did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Enio Meira. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Adalberto Veiga made the kick off in the second half. Oscar Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mário Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Real Cruz's Elder Barral managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Carlos Augusto Rosa in the 54 minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enio Meira during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Diaurum getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Enio Meira hit a great ball. Real Cruz's Dito Rossi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gugu Loureiro in the 60 minute of the game. In the 60th minute, Real Cruz's Adalberto Veiga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bruninho Damião. Bruninho Damião yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Figueiredo in the 66th minute of play forced Real Cruz's goalkeeper Oscar Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorian Linares in the 70th minute of play forced Real Cruz's goalkeeper Oscar Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Enio Meira notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Real Cruz's Oscar Melo. Oscar Melo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 77th minute Carlos Augusto Rosa suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. 77 minutes into the game, Elder Barral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Cruz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diaurum the free kick. Elder Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamílton Koehler during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Real Cruz got a freekick which was hit by Hamílton Koehler. If Dorian Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Real Cruz's Adalberto Veiga in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Diaurum's goalie prevented a goal. Adalberto Veiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hamílton Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruninho Damião having to interfere. Oscar Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enio Meira in the 92nd minute of the match. With 94 minutes on the clock, Falcão Teixeira commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Real Cruz! In the 96th minute there was a penalty for Diaurum. Carlos Eduardo do Valle stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Oscar Melo. 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.