League Play-Off

Maracanã
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Magno Diniz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Caco Recife charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caco Recife the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luís Gustavo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyryl Kinic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albertinho Ferraz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo Faria in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Cyryl Kinic 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. 15 minutes into the match, Philadelphia's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Faria came free, but Albertinho Ferraz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Magno Diniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albertinho Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Tinoco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Albertinho Ferraz. Philadelphia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Philadelphia defense, Magno Diniz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albertinho Ferraz. The Philadelphia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albertinho Ferraz should have stopped the shot. Albertinho Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Pratas da Casa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nolan Duche came free, but Luís Gustavo Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeu Silveira hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Albertinho Ferraz made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Paulo Faria sent off a good shot on target. If Nolan Duche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cyryl Kinic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Pereira having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Faria got free with Albertinho Ferraz in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute Cyryl Kinic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cyryl Kinic stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Philadelphia got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Medeiros. In the 55th minute Cyryl Kinic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ernani Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Philadelphia 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 Ernani Medeiros couldn't finish the play. Cyryl Kinic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Luís Gustavo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Guimarães in the 64th minute of play forced Philadelphia's goalkeeper Albertinho Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cyryl Kinic's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Luís Gustavo Pereira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Luís Gustavo Pereira came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Philadelphia's Ernani Medeiros. But to his dismay, Ernani Medeiros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Tiago Gabriel Gonçalves charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiago Gabriel Gonçalves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, Philadelphia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Gabriel Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Régis de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Philadelphia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After a defensive mix-up in Pratas da Casa FC's zone, Nolan Duche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Gustavo Pereira came out of the goal and Nolan Duche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Cyryl Kinic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Philadelphia's Nolan Duche got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Cyryl Kinic 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. Nolan Duche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Luís Gustavo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Cyryl Kinic managed to get in a good position for a shot. Philadelphia's supporters rose to their feet, but Cyryl Kinic was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Gustavo Pereira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.