League Play-Off

Melquiades
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Roberto Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Catarinense having to interfere. Zézinho Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Pombal in the 8th minute of play forced Melquiades SS's goalkeeper Zézinho Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Reinaldo Saraiva made a precise shot to the right of Zézinho Catarinense. Melquiades SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Reinaldo Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Zézinho Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Zézinho Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Catarinense having to interfere. Reinaldo Saraiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Catarinense having to interfere. The long shot by Fernão Sarmento in the 43rd minute really tested Gil Guerra's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Roberto Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apiaba SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Roberto Pombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zézinho Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Reinaldo Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Roberto Pombal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zézinho Catarinense. That made the score 0-4 in the 69 minute of play. Paulinho Hermes charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulinho Hermes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paulinho Hermes kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Ernesto Favoretto fired a really elegant long shot, but Zézinho Catarinense threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. In the 84th minute, Betão Alves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Melquiades SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 90th minute Dráusio Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Guerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Melquiades SS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Apiaba SC's performance. The match ended with a win for Apiaba SC.