League Play-Off

Urucuri
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Caetano de Azevedo kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Paulo José de Queiroz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haroldo Mineiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Silvério Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano de Azevedo in the 18th minute of play forced Fineza EC's goalkeeper Alexandre Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Catarinense was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Caetano de Azevedo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Silvério Netto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fineza EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvério Netto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo Mineiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute, Armandinho Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adriano Hoffmann charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriano Hoffmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Urucuri! The referee gave Fineza EC a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Murillo Berger, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Urucuri's Haroldo Mineiro. 1-2. In the 32nd minute, Cássio Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Urucuri's Haroldo Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério Netto in the 34th minute of play. When Paulo José de Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Fineza EC 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 Paulo José de Queiroz couldn't finish the play. Silvério Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Haroldo Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvério Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José de Queiroz in the 45th minute of play forced Urucuri's goalkeeper Haroldo Mineiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo José de Queiroz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luiz Eduardo Gaúcho kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the last second Haroldo Mineiro throw himself and got hold of the ball when Paulo José de Queiroz in the 52ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After 56 minutes, Rony Pitta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Urucuri and the Fineza EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Murillo Berger, 57 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alexandre Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano de Azevedo in the 65th minute of the match. Alexandre Catarinense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arlindo Teles in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Arlindo Teles 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. Arlindo Teles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arlindo Teles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Arlindo Teles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexandre Catarinense was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Alexandre Catarinense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caetano de Azevedo went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. The Fineza EC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.