League Play-Off

Itapitocai
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geraldo Abraão started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Geraldo Abraão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tupiracaba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Arthur Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Luís Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Geraldo Abraão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Tupiracaba were awarded a corner. Jânio Travassos went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Belmiro Cunha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arthur Corrêa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arthur Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geraldo Andrade scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agnaldo Soares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Phoênnyx's Claudinho Gerber in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tupiracaba's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th match minute, Tupiracaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís Romero to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Claudinho Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phoênnyx's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agnaldo Soares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Tupiracaba booed when Phoênnyx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jânio Travassos came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Tupiracaba 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 Jânio Travassos couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the match, Geraldo Abraão notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Phoênnyx's Arthur Corrêa. Arthur Corrêa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 32 minutes into the game, Igor Vianna threw the ball into play from the sideline. Phoênnyx's Fabiano Pimenta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Júlio Cruz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Claudinho Gerber's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Agnaldo Soares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Claudinho Gerber succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 41st playminute. Geraldo Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudinho Gerber made a kick off. Tupiracaba's Agnaldo Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Gerber in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Geraldo Andrade notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Tupiracaba's Agnaldo Soares. Agnaldo Soares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Phoênnyx booed when Tupiracaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geraldo Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Arthur Corrêa made a huge save. Gustavo Salles's late challenge caught a Tupiracaba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Salles helped the player get up and apologised. Gustavo Salles hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Arthur Corrêa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Geraldo Andrade ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agnaldo Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Yuri Silva got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Geraldo Andrade hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. If Claudinho Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Claudinho Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Phoênnyx were victorious despite being under pressure from Tupiracaba for much of the match.