League Play-Off

Estádio Tupanaci
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) César Tavares started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Claudinho Negri charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudinho Negri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Claudinho Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute César Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Braga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Thiago de Carvalho 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. After having played for 13 minutes, Egídio Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bocaina EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egídio Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Franklin Veloso struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Enrique Carioca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bocaina EC. Jeremias Mangueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Enrique Carioca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Tupanaci's goal looked a bit too open when Egídio Machado came free, but Enrique Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Bocaina EC's Franklin Veloso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enrique Carioca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Tavares in the 31st minute of play forced Bocaina EC's goalkeeper Ivo Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34thth minute of the game César Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bocaina EC's Ivo Braga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Egídio Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tupanaci's Sidnei Trigo suffered a sprained foot after 39 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 48 minutes into the match, Bocaina EC's Franklin Veloso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Carioca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franklin Veloso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Franklin Veloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Enrique Carioca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thiago de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ivo Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thiago de Carvalho struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ivo Braga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tupanaci. Bocaina EC's Franklin Veloso got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Franklin Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Braga having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Bocaina EC's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago de Carvalho came free, but Ivo Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otávio Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Ivo Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adriano Batista's late challenge caught a Tupanaci's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Batista helped the player get up and apologised. Egídio Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Carioca having to interfere. The Bocaina EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bocaina EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.