League Play-Off

Cristovao
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodrigo de Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caio Mumbach got free with Duda Paranaense in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Rodrigo de Castro fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cristovao FC's protests and gave Rodrigo de Castro a yellow card for diving instead. Douglas Siqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Paraíba having to interfere. Caio Mumbach struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Duda Paranaense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cristovao FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilton Travassos during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cristovao FC's Wilton Travassos got a free kick in the 11th minute. After some careless play in the Cristovao FC defense, Alfredão Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodoro Paraíba. The Cristovao FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodoro Paraíba should have stopped the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Douglas Siqueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teodoro Paraíba. Cristovao FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Douglas Siqueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Duda Paranaense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo de Castro in the 21st minute of play. In the 25th minute, Jeitosa AD's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rodrigo de Castro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 27 minutes, Rodrigo de Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cristovao FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo de Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeitosa AD's Duda Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo de Castro in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cristovao FC's zone, Alfredão Bittencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodoro Paraíba came out of the goal and Alfredão Bittencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Teodoro Paraíba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Douglas Siqueira went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 43 played minutes Cristovao FC got a freekick which was hit by Percy Linares. Douglas Siqueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teodoro Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Cristovao FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jeitosa AD were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Douglas Siqueira made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Douglas Siqueira took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Teodoro Paraíba to make any attempt to save it. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jeitosa AD's goalkeeper Duda Paranaense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Douglas Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jeitosa AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas Siqueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teodoro Paraíba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alfredão Bittencourt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Teodoro Paraíba made a huge save. Rodrigo de Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duda Paranaense read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Duda Paranaense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Moura in the 74th minute of the match. When Alfredão Bittencourt came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Jeitosa AD 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 Alfredão Bittencourt couldn't finish the play. Duda Paranaense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodoro Paraíba came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Jeitosa AD's Alfredão Bittencourt. But to his dismay, Alfredão Bittencourt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 89 minutes into the match, Cristovao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Siqueira came free, but Teodoro Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simão Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Paranaense having to interfere. Douglas Siqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Paraíba having to interfere. Cristovao FC's Teodoro Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Siqueira in the 95th minute of play. Douglas Siqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Paraíba having to interfere. The Jeitosa AD supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jeitosa AD would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.