League Play-Off

Estádio Praiba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juninho Salgado kicked off to start the match. Elano Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Júlio Negri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leandro Vinhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elano Quintal in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Mostardas AD getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Dráuzio Velasco hit a great ball. With a little luck, Mostardas AD's Zé Augusto Trancoso got control of the ball when Juninho Salgado tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Praiba EC's Emílio Pimenta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zé Augusto Trancoso. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. Júlio Negri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leandro Vinhas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Elano Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mostardas AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elano Quintal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Mostardas AD's Carlos Ferraz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leandro Vinhas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Praiba EC's Leandro Vinhas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elano Quintal in the 35th minute of play. When Carlos Ferraz came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Mostardas 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 Carlos Ferraz couldn't finish the play. Leandro Vinhas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Negri in the 42nd minute of the match. Carlos Ferraz hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Praiba EC's Giovani Santana tried to score from far away in the 48th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Elano Quintal made the kick off in the second half. Elano Quintal succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. 67 minutes in the game, Elano Quintal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Leandro Vinhas having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Praiba EC's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Quintal came free, but Leandro Vinhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Vinhas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elano Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Félix's late challenge caught a Praiba EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Félix helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mostardas AD getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Carlos Félix hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juninho Salgado in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Augusto Trancoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlos Ferraz charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Ferraz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Ferraz hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Mostardas AD's Zé Augusto Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juninho Salgado in the 76th minute of play. Zé Augusto Trancoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Nóbrega in the 79th minute of play. Leandro Vinhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano Quintal in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Júlio Negri got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Elano Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltazar Alagoano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Praiba EC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.