League Play-Off

Estádio Pratijipe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Flavinho Bertassi kicked off to start the match. Almir de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, Castrolandia SC's Flavinho Bertassi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raúl Massa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kauã Pires's late challenge caught a Castrolandia SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kauã Pires helped the player get up and apologised. Almir de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agnaldo Tinoco in the 10th minute of play. Mateus Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Almir de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mateus Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Agnaldo Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavinho Bertassi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 23 minutes into the game, Kaká Pinheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Raúl Massa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agnaldo Tinoco in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Almir de Lara saved Castrolandia SC from getting behind. In the 32nd minute Agnaldo Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Castrolandia SC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Rodolfo Paraense hit a great ball. In the 43rd match minute, Pratijipe SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Recife to maneuver through the defense. Castrolandia SC's Almir de Lara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Castrolandia SC from getting a goal against them. 1-1 became the score in the 49th minute when Agnaldo Tinoco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Agnaldo Tinoco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Almir de Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, Castrolandia SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorian Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Pratijipe SS's Marcus Mineiro tried to score from far away in the 65th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Enrique Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Almir de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateus Dias in the 75th minute of the match. Raúl Massa was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Flavinho Bertassi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Flavinho Bertassi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 88th minute, Agnaldo Tinoco 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. Mateus Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Pratijipe SS booed when Castrolandia SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filipe Saldanha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Almir de Lara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateus Dias's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of Castrolandia SC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Pratijipe SS side.