League Play-Off

Estádio Jesuania
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Digo Leme started the match with the kick off. Osvaldinho Catarinense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vágner Veiga went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Leonel Pombal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Osvaldinho Catarinense. Jesuania's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jesuania's Osvaldinho Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vágner Veiga in the 15th minute of play. Rubens Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Rubens Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Digo Leme in the 18th minute of the match. Samuel Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Jesuania's Perivaldo Borges came free and shot a quick shot against goal 19 minutes in the game, fortunately Rubens Toledo had problems saving as it came toward the left post. A collision led to Jesuania getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Bruno Gonçalves hit a great ball. Osvaldinho Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos de Queiroz in the 23rd minute of the match. Osvaldinho Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vágner Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Perivaldo Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Samuel Azevedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trombucas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jesuania the free kick. Samuel Azevedo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Rubens Toledo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Digo Leme went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 35 minutes of play, Trombucas's Vágner Veiga made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldinho Catarinense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Perivaldo Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Rubens Toledo made a huge save. Rubens Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Digo Leme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 played minutes Jesuania got a freekick which was hit by Cesinha Queiroz. Caetano de Almeida's late challenge caught a Trombucas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caetano de Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, one of Jesuania:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Jesuania. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcos de Queiroz to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Cláudio Sampaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jesuania and the Trombucas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Cláudio Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marcos de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos de Queiroz in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldinho Catarinense saved Jesuania from getting behind. When Trombucas's Marcos de Queiroz in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jesuania's goalie prevented a goal. Rubens Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Digo Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Rubens Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 72 minutes, Gugu Mineiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trombucas and the Jesuania players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcos de Queiroz struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Osvaldinho Catarinense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trombucas. When Bruno Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Jesuania 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 Bruno Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the match, Jesuania's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos de Queiroz came free, but Osvaldinho Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubens Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Borges in the 87th minute of the match. Vágner Veiga 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 supporters of Trombucas booed when Jesuania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 100th minute Jesuania were awarded a corner. José Pedro Moreno went to the cornerflag to take it.