League Play-Off

Estádio Mangalo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Luís Fernando Quirino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Guilherme Saraiva's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. If Arnaldo Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes, Dé Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aruti and the Mangalo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th match minute, Aruti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dé Marinho to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Aruti's Walmyr Magalhães got a free kick in the 11th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Vinícius Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mangalo's supporters rose to their feet, but Vinícius Bertassi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulinho Montenegro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aruti's Paulinho Montenegro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Aruti from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Aruti's Walmyr Magalhães got a free kick in the 31st minute. Vinícius Bertassi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 39th minute Vinícius Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Aruti's Paulinho Montenegro got control of the ball when José Carlos do Vale tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arnaldo Mello to strike the kick off in the second half. José Carlos do Vale's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paulinho Montenegro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Paulinho Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Bertassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Guilherme Saraiva hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Luís Fernando Quirino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnaldo Mello in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute José Carlos do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 63 played minutes, Mangalo's André Luís Garcia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Paulinho Montenegro 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 Mangalo reached it. Paulinho Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Carlos do Vale in the 65th minute of the match. Arnaldo Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Luís Fernando Quirino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Luiz Guilherme Saraiva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aruti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 72 minutes into the game, Luiz Guilherme Saraiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aruti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mangalo the free kick. After a rather tough play, Aruti's Luiz Guilherme Saraiva got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Carlos do Vale in the 74th minute of play forced Aruti's goalkeeper Paulinho Montenegro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arnaldo Mello came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Aruti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arnaldo Mello couldn't finish the play. If Manuel Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute José Carlos do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Carlos do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vinícius Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Carlos do Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulinho Montenegro having to interfere. Paulinho Montenegro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Carlos do Vale's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Aruti's Arnaldo Mello was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 91st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Aruti eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.