League Play-Off

Estádio Caxias
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Flavinho Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belchior Pimenta in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 played minutes Caxias got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Paraense. Almesquinha EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Ramón Duarte scored to the left of an out of position Victor Peixoto, making the score, 1-0. In the 16th minute, Túlio Maciel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Almesquinha EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 19th minute, Almesquinha EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sandrinho de Almeida fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 22 minutes, Luís Fernando Massa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almesquinha EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Fernando Massa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Almesquinha EC's Túlio Maciel got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute of the match Vladimir Pires shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Flavinho Catarinense showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 37 played minutes Caxias got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Paraense. After having played for 40 minutes, Sandrinho de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caxias's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandrinho de Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 42 minutes, Evaristo Coutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almesquinha EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evaristo Coutinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Caxias's Sandrinho de Almeida in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Almesquinha EC's goalie prevented a goal. Basílio Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Victor Peixoto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Túlio Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladimir Pires was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 59 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Sandrinho de Almeida 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. Sandrinho de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luís Fernando Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavinho Catarinense having to interfere. Evaristo Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavinho Catarinense having to interfere. In the 88th match minute, Almesquinha EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belchior Pimenta to maneuver through the defense. Caxias's Reynaldo Schmidt couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 89th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Almesquinha EC. Caxias's Sandrinho de Almeida got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 minutes of play, Almesquinha EC's Luís Fernando Massa made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavinho Catarinense was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Almesquinha EC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.