League Play-Off

Estádio Xambioazinho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Xambioazinho's Durval Ortiz 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. After a rather tough play, Bocayuval's Robinho Leite got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Bocayuval's Túlio Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Ortiz in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, Xambioazinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serginho Donato to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Rodrigo Koehler sped through Xambioazinho's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benjamim Arósio. Oscar Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rodrigo Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benjamim Arósio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodrigo Koehler's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Rodrigo Koehler scored 0-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benjamim Arósio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Leite in the 28th minute of play forced Xambioazinho's goalkeeper Benjamim Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Bocayuval's Rodrigo Koehler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamim Arósio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Tiago Gabriel Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Koehler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benjamim Arósio. Xambioazinho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrigo Koehler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 38th minute, Rodrigo Koehler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bocayuval fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Benjamim Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Gabriel Camargo in the 43rd minute of the match. A collision led to Xambioazinho getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Serginho Donato hit a great ball. Rodrigo Koehler might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benjamim Arósio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Koehler ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo Koehler made a kick off. Rodrigo Koehler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamim Arósio having to make a save. Bocayuval's Rodrigo Koehler got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bocayuval's Edgard Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Xambioazinho's goalkeeper Benjamim Arósio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Koehler. Nelsinho Machado charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nelsinho Machado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rodrigo Koehler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Koehler in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamim Arósio saved Xambioazinho from getting behind. Edgard Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Benjamim Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 80 minutes of play Xambioazinho's Nelsinho Machado was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Benjamim Arósio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Koehler in the 82nd minute. When Rodrigo Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Bocayuval 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 Rodrigo Koehler couldn't finish the play. In the 85th match minute, Xambioazinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serginho Donato to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Rodrigo Koehler managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bocayuval's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Koehler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamim Arósio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benjamim Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Koehler in the 89th minute of the match. Tiago Gabriel Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Bocayuval's Rodrigo Koehler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamim Arósio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. When the final whistle sounded Bocayuval left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Xambioazinho.