League Play-Off

Estádio Siqueiro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Basílio Corrêa kicked off to start the match. João Francisco Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Luiz Fábio Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, João Francisco Lopez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fábio Pernambucano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Marcus Negri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Luiz Fábio Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evaristo Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luís Gustavo Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Corrêa in the 23rd minute of play. When Gil Barros fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Siqueiro's protests and gave Gil Barros a yellow card for diving instead. Gil Barros hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. João Francisco Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 played minutes Siqueiro got a freekick which was hit by Fred de Castro. João Francisco Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evaristo Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 40 played minutes Eremita SS got a freekick which was hit by José Paulo Paiva. Evaristo Barross short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Luís Gustavo Vieira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Francisco Lopez in the 45th minute of play forced Siqueiro's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marcus Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when João Francisco Lopez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Evaristo Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Vieira having to interfere. If Basílio Corrêa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Basílio Corrêa 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. Luiz Fábio Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 played minutes Siqueiro got a freekick which was hit by Gil Barros. If Marcus Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Siqueiro were furious when Sidnei Velloso was red carded, 84 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Siqueiro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Eremita SS:s goal. When the match had been going on for 86 minutes, Eremita SS's Benê Cruz got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Luiz Fábio Pernambucano. Luiz Fábio Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Francisco Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Barros in the 91st minute of play forced Eremita SS's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Vieira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eremita SS's Luís Gustavo Vieira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Barros in the 95th minute of play. Siqueiro's Evaristo Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evaristo Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Luís Gustavo Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Eremita SS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.