League Play-Off

Estádio Troya
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jeremias Teixeira made the kick off which started today's match. Gualter Camargo scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Breno Hoffmann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Breno Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Teixeira in the 8th minute of the match. Noel Saldanha's late challenge caught a Gremio RedBull's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noel Saldanha helped the player get up and apologised. Jeremias Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breno Hoffmann having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Carinhanha EC's zone, Serginho Britto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ediberto Silva came out of the goal and Serginho Britto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gremio RedBull's Breno Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Teixeira in the 42nd minute of play. When Carinhanha EC's Gualter Camargo in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gremio RedBull's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Guilherme da Rocha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serginho Britto during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Serginho Britto hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Gualter Camargo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breno Hoffmann having to interfere. Gremio RedBull's Luís Guilherme da Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Gualter Camargo came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Carinhanha EC 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 Gualter Camargo couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Gremio RedBull's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jeremias Teixeira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Serginho Britto hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. When Luís Guilherme da Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gremio RedBull's protests and gave Luís Guilherme da Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Guilherme da Rocha hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Jeremias Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serginho Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Carinhanha EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Carinhanha EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.