League Play-Off

Estádio Muqueca
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Curupira getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Emílio Ferraz hit a great ball. Umberto Ortiz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gildo Vander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Ronaldo Campidelis hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Muqueca defense, Umberto Ortiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gildo Vander. The Muqueca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gildo Vander should have stopped the shot. Umberto Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Vander having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Gildo Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curupira's supporters rose to their feet, but Gildo Miranda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gildo Vander breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Umberto Ortiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gildo Vander was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. If Umberto Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Francisco Alcântara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Loureiro was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. A collision led to Curupira getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Emerson Alves hit a great ball. Francisco Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Francisco Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emílio Ferraz was shown his second yellow card after 43 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 45 minutes into the match, Muqueca's Francisco Alcântara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Loureiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 45 minutes, Umberto Ortiz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curupira and the Muqueca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Curupira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umberto Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute Francisco Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Francisco Alcântara was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Umberto Ortiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gildo Vander was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Francisco Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute Francisco Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Muqueca's zone, Gildo Miranda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gildo Vander came out of the goal and Gildo Miranda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Gildo Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Francisco Alcântara notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Curupira's Ezequiel Loureiro. Ezequiel Loureiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Francisco Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gildo Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Vander having to interfere. Curupira's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.