League Play-Off

Xurupitão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Bernardinho Camargo 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. Xurupita Futebol Clube's Ivo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Porto in the 5th minute of play. Frozinho SS's Tiaguinho Motta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Frozinho SS from getting a goal against them. After 11 minutes, Adolfo Mota mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Frozinho SS and the Xurupita Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Frozinho SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Mota to maneuver through the defense. Bernardinho Camargo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiaguinho Motta having to interfere. Bernardinho Camargo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Tiaguinho Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernardinho Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardinho Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Renatinho Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xurupita Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Renatinho Veloso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiaguinho Motta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Renatinho Veloso hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Ivo Machado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dênis Britto's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Frozinho SS's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Motta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bernardinho Camargo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Tiaguinho Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Xurupita Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Porto came free, but Ivo Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Frozinho SS's José Paulo Porto in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Xurupita Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. If Renatinho Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Paulo Porto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dênis Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Ivo Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute Bernardinho Camargo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Paulo Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ivo Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Renatinho Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Frozinho SS's Ivo Machado threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luís Fernando Corrêa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Xurupita Futebol Clube's zone, Dênis Britto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Machado came out of the goal and Dênis Britto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Fernando Corrêa during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st match minute, Frozinho SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fernando Corrêa to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Mineiro, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Renatinho Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Frozinho SS defense, Bernardinho Camargo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiaguinho Motta. The Frozinho SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiaguinho Motta should have stopped the shot. After 87 minutes, Ismael de Alcântara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xurupita Futebol Clube and the Frozinho SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Xurupita Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ismael de Alcântara hit a great ball. Ivo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Porto in the 88th minute of the match. Severino Furlan hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Frozinho SS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.