League Play-Off

Estádio Sipicue
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claudinei Sena made the kick off which started today's match. Hermínio Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Eliézer Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hermínio Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Gustavo Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santa's Charles Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinei Sena in the 20th minute of play. Eliézer Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermínio Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sipicue getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Vivaldo Costa hit a great ball. Charles Romero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudinei Sena showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Luiz Gustavo Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sipicue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Gustavo Berger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Claudinei Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eliézer Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermínio Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that Duda Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliézer Baptista was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Vivaldo Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the game, Santa's Hermínio Sena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eliézer Baptista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Charles Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Gustavo Berger in the 45th minute. Charles Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Duda Saldanha made the kick off in the second half. Hermínio Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Sipicue's goalkeeper Eliézer Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermínio Sena. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa's goalkeeper Charles Romero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Santa's Duda Saldanha ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eliézer Baptista. Eliézer Baptista yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sipicue's goalkeeper Eliézer Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luiz Gustavo Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudinei Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santa's Charles Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Gustavo Berger in the 92nd minute of play. Luiz Gustavo Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Santa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Santa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.