League Play-Off

Chora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Guaraipos's Silas Paraibano started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chora SS's Christian Lago came free and shot a quick shot against goal 3 minutes in the game, fortunately Edinho Mineiro had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Isaltino Mello did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Edinho Mineiro 7 minutes into the match. César Paes scored 1-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Eduardo Zanette, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. César Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Luís Eduardo Zanette tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. César Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Chora SS's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Zanette, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christian Lago succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 35th playminute. Isaltino Mello struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Edinho Mineiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chora SS. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Chora SS's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Zanette, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. César Paes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luís Eduardo Zanette having to make a save. If César Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isaltino Mello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Marcelinho Breckenfeld had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edinho Mineiro. Guaraipos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelinho Breckenfeld was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 59th minute, Dráuzio dos Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 70 minutes on the clock, Romeu Sabóia commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Chora SS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Guaraipos:s goal. The goalkeeper, Luís Eduardo Zanette, was totally fooled by Guaraipos's Gugu Antunes, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The audience was convinced that Silas Paraibano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Eduardo Zanette was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Silas Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Gugu Antunes sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Chora SS's Luís Eduardo Zanette didn't even have to move. In the 89th minute, Zé Roberto Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Christian Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deivid Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edinho Mineiro having to interfere. Deivid Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Edinho Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chora SS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.