League Play-Off

Estádio Moipora
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denílson Rodrigues took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Reinaldo de Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Moipora FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gundiana EC the free kick. Arnaldo Bastos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Luís Paulo do Nascimento skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Arnaldo Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Luís Paulo do Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denílson Rodrigues's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Paulo do Nascimento read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Nilson Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Davi Diniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Souza having to interfere. If Denílson Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Arnaldo Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moipora FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Bastos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Paulo do Nascimento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the game, Moipora FC's Arnaldo Bastos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Paulo do Nascimento made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Moipora FC's Denílson Rodrigues slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luís Paulo do Nascimento. That made the score 2-0 after 25 minutes of play. Nilson Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi Diniz's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Denílson Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnaldo Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Davi Diniz made the kick off in the second half. Vítor Vander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Nilson Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilson Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davi Diniz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Diniz hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Denílson Rodrigues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Moipora FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 74 minutes into the match, Gundiana EC's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Rodrigues came free, but Luís Paulo do Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denílson Rodrigues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo do Nascimento having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gundiana EC's Dino Travassos got a free kick in the 78th minute. Luís Paulo do Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Bastos in the 79th minute of the match. With a little luck, Moipora FC's Nilson Souza got control of the ball when Vítor Vander tried to sneak it across the goal line. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Kauã Carneiro advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-2 in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Moipora FC's Nilson Souza got control of the ball when Vítor Vander tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Davi Diniz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gundiana EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Davi Diniz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilson Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nilson Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Vander in the 92nd minute. Luís Paulo do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Carioca in the 96th minute of play. Vítor Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Souza having to interfere. Gundiana EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.