League Play-Off

Estádio Tupaoca
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Joazeirinho's Allan de Andrade started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Joazeirinho's Allan de Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Renan Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 6 minutes of play, Joazeirinho's Antônio de Amaral made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renan Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Joazeirinho's Franklin Nóbrega got control of the ball when Bruno Amaral tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rômulo Massa's late challenge caught a Tupaoca FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rômulo Massa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tupaoca FC's Fabinho Aparecido got a free kick in the 15th minute. Antônio de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Romero having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabinho Tasso during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antônio de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Romero having to interfere. Allan de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Renan Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felippe Corrêa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Antônio de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joazeirinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Antônio de Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Baltazar Netto fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Joazeirinho's protests and gave Baltazar Netto a yellow card for diving instead. Baltazar Netto hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute of the game, Leonel Tinoco landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Lucas Maranhense's late challenge caught a Joazeirinho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Maranhense helped the player get up and apologised. Décio Barbosa's late challenge caught a Tupaoca FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Décio Barbosa helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 played minutes Joazeirinho got a freekick which was hit by Décio Barbosa. Bruno Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Franklin Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bruno Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

In the 56th minute, Bruno Amaral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franklin Nóbrega was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Marcelo Alvarenga hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Antônio de Amaral struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Renan Romero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Joazeirinho. If Antônio de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Joazeirinho's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Corrêa came free, but Franklin Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin Nóbrega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Amaral in the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes in the game, Felippe Corrêa dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Joazeirinho's goalkeeper Franklin Nóbrega, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Franklin Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felippe Corrêa, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The supporters of Tupaoca FC booed when Joazeirinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar Netto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Joazeirinho's goalie and right to Tales Brasil. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Joazeirinho's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The Tupaoca FC fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Tupaoca FC's Felippe Corrêa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 96 minutes into the match, Joazeirinho's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Corrêa came free, but Franklin Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joazeirinho's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.