League Play-Off

Neo Química Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Ramón Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramón Chaves hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When João Vítor Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Chupeiro 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 João Vítor Medeiros couldn't finish the play. If Angelo Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Angelo Garcias short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Wágner Vides to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sílvio Luís Valadares's late challenge caught a CORINTHIANS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sílvio Luís Valadares helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of CORINTHIANS booed when Chupeiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luís Valadares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastião Faria came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Chupeiro's Décio Trigo. But to his dismay, Décio Trigo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, CORINTHIANS's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Leal came free, but Sebastião Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Telmo Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CORINTHIANS's Telmo Vieira got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute, João Vítor Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute Décio Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Vides having to interfere. Wágner Vides stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fiori Mazza's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Angelo Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Vides having to interfere. 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.

55 minutes into the match, Chupeiro's goal looked a bit too open when Ramón Chaves came free, but Wágner Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Sílvio Luís Valadares in the 66th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by CORINTHIANS's Telmo Vieira. In the 68th minute, Marcinho Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón Chaves in the 70th minute of play forced Chupeiro's goalkeeper Wágner Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jardel Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sebastião Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute Angelo Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wágner Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Décio Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Faria having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Chupeiro's goal looked a bit too open when Ramón Chaves came free, but Wágner Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CORINTHIANS's Angelo Garcia got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 90 played minutes Chupeiro got a freekick which was hit by João Vítor Medeiros. CORINTHIANS's Sebastião Faria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save CORINTHIANS from getting a goal against them. The CORINTHIANS manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Chupeiro to win.