League Play-Off

Estádio Taquarucu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nestor de Sena made the kick off and thus started the match. Cauã Saldanha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramiro Meireles in the 6th minute. Cauã Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor de Sena in the 7th minute of the match. Edvaldo Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Nestor de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Cauã Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Taquarucu's Rubinho Paulista got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Hugo Vidal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cauã Saldanha. Cassino's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luiz Gustavo Messias charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Gustavo Messias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dino Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jeremias Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestor de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Cauã Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cauã Saldanha acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 44th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Eriberto Macedo. Edvaldo Moreira hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dino Brito to make the kick off. Cauã Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Nestor de Sena sped through Cassino's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cauã Saldanha. After having played for 71 minutes, Nestor de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taquarucu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nestor de Sena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 74th minute of the match Edvaldo Moreira completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Edvaldo Moreira a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Edvaldo Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Nestor de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cassino's Cauã Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Meireles in the 79th minute of play. Cauã Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jeremias Prestes made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Ezequiel Queiroz sent off a good shot on target. Ezequiel Queiroz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 85th playminute. Nestor de Sena scored 2-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cauã Saldanha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Taquarucu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.