League Play-Off

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dedé Vale kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Nascimento in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luan Bastos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If João Francisco Rosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético-PR's goalkeeper Luan Bastos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd match minute, Atlético-PR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir França to maneuver through the defense. Luan Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Nascimento in the 24th minute of play. Luan Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dedé Vale received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benjamin Baptist came out and tried to block the shot, but Dedé Vale slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Francisco Rosa in the 45th minute of play forced Atlético-PR's goalkeeper Luan Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Atlético-PR defense, João Francisco Rosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luan Bastos. The Atlético-PR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luan Bastos should have stopped the shot. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Luiz Nascimento made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Atlético-PR's Luan Bastos got control of the ball when João Francisco Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Luiz Nascimento sped through Atlético-PR's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luan Bastos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedé Vale in the 60th minute of play forced MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's goalkeeper Benjamin Baptist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovânio Godoi's late challenge caught a Atlético-PR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geovânio Godoi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's Geovânio Godoi got a free kick in the 61st minute. Luan Bastos had great luck who in the 66thth minute grab hold of the ball when Luiz Nascimento from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's Benjamin Baptist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedé Vale in the 68th minute of play. MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's Benjamin Baptist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedé Vale in the 69th minute of play. With an all-out effort, MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's Luan Bastos threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luiz Nascimento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 73 minutes into the match, Atlético-PR's goalkeeper Luan Bastos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Francisco Rosa. João Francisco Rosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan Bastos having to interfere. Luan Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Nascimento in the 77th minute of play. João Francisco Rosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luan Bastos having to make a save. João Francisco Rosa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Luan Bastos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN booed when Atlético-PR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético-PR's Luan Bastos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético-PR from getting a goal against them. MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's Guga Maciel shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 92nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luan Bastos but with some difficulty. After having played for 96 minutes, João Francisco Rosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Francisco Rosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luan Bastos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MAKE RACISTS AFRAID AGAIN would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.