League Play-Off

Arena 13 de Maio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edson de Salles started the match with the kick off. Andreas Alert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauã Tande in the 4th minute of play. Osvaldinho Moreno hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Atlético Acreano's Valdomiro Esteves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Acreano from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Atlético Acreano getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Sandrinho Dias hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Tony de Salles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edson de Salles received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Valdomiro Esteves came out and tried to block the shot, but Edson de Salles slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, 13 DE MAIO MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Dragoş Ecobescu came free, but Andreas Alert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by 13 DE MAIO MZC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Márcio Moraes was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Acreano's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Atlético Acreano's corner Márcio Moraes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andreas Alert quite easily take care of the ball. A hard shot 28 in the game by Edson de Salles from a close distance when the talented Valdomiro Esteves managed to make a qualified save. Atlético Acreano's players were relieved. In the 29th minute, Márcio Moraes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Acreano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 13 DE MAIO MZC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juvenal Hoffmann in the 33rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Elder Teles managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Kauã Tande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Andreas Alert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valdomiro Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edson de Salles in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugênio Meireles in the 44th minute of play forced Atlético Acreano's goalkeeper Valdomiro Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdomiro Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Dragoş Ecobescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Atlético Acreano booed when 13 DE MAIO MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anísio de Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Dragoş Ecobescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andreas Alert was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. After 61 minutes 13 DE MAIO MZC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Márcio Moraes who took care of the corner kick. In the 66th minute 13 DE MAIO MZC were awarded a corner. Juvenal Hoffmann went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Atlético Acreano booed when 13 DE MAIO MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elder Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kauã Tande in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andreas Alert prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Elder Teles hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Atlético Acreano's Valdomiro Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson de Salles in the 77th minute of play. Edson de Salles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andreas Alert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauã Tande in the 88th minute of play. Edson de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdomiro Esteves having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Edson de Salles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdomiro Esteves. Atlético Acreano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edson de Salles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Atlético Acreano's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.