League Play-Off

Arena dos Tigres
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Osvaldo Miranda didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The Tigers's Samuca Tróia shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to The Tigers getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Raphael Lara hit a great ball. After 9 played minutes, Lucianos's Rui Bezerra shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Virgílio Santana came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lucianos reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Jonas Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lucianos's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgílio Santana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 13 minutes, Rui Bezerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lucianos and the The Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, the referee gave The Tigers a penalty. Sílvio Luiz Tróia looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Osvaldo Miranda. Geraldo Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Osvaldo Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th match minute, Lucianos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agostinho Reis to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Lucianos getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Christian Peixoto hit a great ball. Sílvio Luiz Tróia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th 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 36th minute, Marcel Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lucianos's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcel Gonçalves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgílio Santana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lucianos's goalkeeper Osvaldo Miranda, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Tigers's attack was well implemented in the 47th minute, but when Samuca Tróia was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcel Gonçalves to make the kick off. A collision led to Lucianos getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Deivid Tróia hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, The Tigers's Sílvio Luiz Tróia broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Geraldo Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Samuca Tróia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldo Miranda was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Lucianos's Rui Bezerra got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Rui Bezerra off the ground. Sílvio Luiz Tróia placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Osvaldo Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jonas Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Virgílio Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geraldo Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Osvaldo Miranda came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Tigers's Samuca Tróia. But to his dismay, Samuca Tróia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Marcus Leão got a free kick in the 85th minute. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Samuca Tróia sped through Lucianos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Osvaldo Miranda. Samuca Tróia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Miranda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuca Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. The Tigers had played much better football throughout.