League Play-Off

La Boca Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miguel Baptista made the kick off which started today's match. José Maria da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Baptista in the 3rd minute of the match. Tiago Severo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albertinho Aguiar having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juarês Saraiva during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ypiranga de Santa Maria getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Juarês Saraiva hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Cléber Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARGENTINO JNR's supporters rose to their feet, but Cléber Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albertinho Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 10 minutes into the game, Miguel Baptista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. José Maria da Silva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Frank Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wesley Mangueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for José Maria da Silva. ARGENTINO JNR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rafinha Castro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Albertinho Aguiar came out and tried to block the shot, but Rafinha Castro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 17th minute. If Wesley Mangueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Maria da Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Miguel Baptista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Maria da Silva was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Frank Marques struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. José Maria da Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ypiranga de Santa Maria. In the 36th minute Wesley Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria da Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wesley Mangueira struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. José Maria da Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ypiranga de Santa Maria. The ARGENTINO JNR players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ypiranga de Santa Maria were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rafinha Castro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Miguel Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 59 minutes, Frank Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ypiranga de Santa Maria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Marques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st match minute, Ypiranga de Santa Maria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Meireles to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes, ARGENTINO JNR's Cléber Furtado shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Albertinho Aguiar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ARGENTINO JNR reached it. Ypiranga de Santa Maria's Wesley Mangueira got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Frank Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ypiranga de Santa Maria's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Marques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria da Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74th minute, Ulysses Arruda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ypiranga de Santa Maria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Miguel Baptista in the 76th minute. The corner led Ypiranga de Santa Maria's Miguel Baptista to fire away a dangerous shot which José Maria da Silva despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. José Maria da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Baptista in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Galvão during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ypiranga de Santa Maria booed when ARGENTINO JNR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Baptista struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. José Maria da Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ypiranga de Santa Maria. Wesley Mangueira struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. José Maria da Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ypiranga de Santa Maria. Ypiranga de Santa Maria's Frank Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rafinha Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Albertinho Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulysses Arruda's late challenge caught a Ypiranga de Santa Maria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulysses Arruda helped the player get up and apologised. Ulysses Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Marques got free with José Maria da Silva in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wesley Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Maria da Silva having to interfere. Ypiranga de Santa Maria played a much better game than ARGENTINO JNR and deserved their victory. The ARGENTINO JNR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.