League Play-Off

Estádio Jaquari
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Váldson Guedes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the Jaquari SS defense, Cristóvão Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Almir Pitta. The Jaquari SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Almir Pitta should have stopped the shot. Almir Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renatinho Velasco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Almir Pitta having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, Frederico Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natã Lopez. Namorado's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frederico Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Váldson Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Natã Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frederico Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natã Lopez having to make a save. A collision led to Namorado getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Zé Gonçalves hit a great ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cristóvão Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jaquari SS's Almir Pitta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Renatinho Velasco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Almir Pitta was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Cristóvão Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Pitta having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Renatinho Velasco made a kick off. Renatinho Velasco struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Almir Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Namorado. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Eduardo Lucas during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Cristóvão Montenegro 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. Renatinho Velasco 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. Almir Pitta made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Cristóvão Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Jaquari SS's Almir Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renatinho Velasco in the 66th minute of play. Almir Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natã Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Barreto in the 76th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Cristóvão Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Namorado's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristóvão Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Almir Pitta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Namorado's Cristóvão Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Almir Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renatinho Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Váldson Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natã Lopez having to interfere. Natã Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Váldson Guedes in the 92nd minute of play. Natã Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Frederico Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jaquari SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Jaquari SS's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.