League Play-Off

Estádio Luiziania
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorginho Barral got the match started through his kick off. Paulo José Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Ferraz in the 3rd minute of the match. Jorginho Barral might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo José Barbosa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorginho Barral ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 6th minute, Teodoro de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donatello Urbano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. Kléberson Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Severino Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 played minutes Luiziania got a freekick which was hit by Matías Mazza. A collision led to Potirendaba AD getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Zacarias Batista hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Severino Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Luiziania's supporters rose to their feet, but Severino Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo de Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If César Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Potirendaba AD's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Simão came free, but Marcelo de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severino Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Marcelo de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Severino Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Severino Simão made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Kléberson Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo de Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. César Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Barbosa having to interfere. Sílvio de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Paulo José Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. César Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Barbosa having to interfere. Paulo José Barbosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by César Ferraz in the 62nd minute. César Ferraz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Paulo José Barbosa made a huge save. Renato Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renato Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Renato Baptista kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Potirendaba AD's César Ferraz got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 79 minutes, Matías Mazza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luiziania and the Potirendaba AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Luiziania booed when Potirendaba AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Adolfo Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kléberson Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Marcelo de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléberson Montenegro in the 89th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes, Luiziania's Renato Baptista shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcelo de Souza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Luiziania reached it. João Adolfo Pirani hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Severino Simão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luiziania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Luiziania had won after a very even match.