League Play-Off

ARENA CORINTHIANS
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruninho de Andrade got the match started through his kick off. CORINTHIANS's Flávio Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Luisão Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the game, Luisão Veloso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CORINTHIANS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santos the free kick. In the 10th match minute, CORINTHIANS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luisão Veloso to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Flávio Perez 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. When Kurt Lambert came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the CORINTHIANS 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 Kurt Lambert couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Santos getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Wiliam Lago hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes CORINTHIANS got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Barral. Kurt Lambert might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luan Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kurt Lambert ran back to his position shaking his head. Kurt Lambert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kurt Lambert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Luisão Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot. CORINTHIANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luisão Veloso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luan Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th minute, Bruninho de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Kurt Lambert came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the CORINTHIANS 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 Kurt Lambert couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kurt Lambert made a kick off. Flávio Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Kurt Lambert managed to get in a good position for a shot. CORINTHIANS's supporters rose to their feet, but Kurt Lambert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luan Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 60 played minutes Santos got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam Lago. Luisão Veloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luan Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luisão Veloso ran back to his position shaking his head. Kurt Lambert might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luan Lopes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kurt Lambert ran back to his position shaking his head. If Kurt Lambert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Kurt Lambert 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. Flávio Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Kurt Lambert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 83 minutes, Pedro Paulo Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CORINTHIANS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Paulo Barral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Luisão Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Luisão Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luisão Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Flávio Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luan Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Lambert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flávio Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan Lopes having to interfere. CORINTHIANS's Luisão Veloso got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Santos's zone, Pedro Paulo Barral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luan Lopes came out of the goal and Pedro Paulo Barral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CORINTHIANS were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.