League Play-Off

Estádio Granzato
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Luís Quirino made the kick off and thus started the match. Carlos Fernando Garcia acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Aluísio Novaes. The supporters of Redempcao booed when Granzato SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abelardo Loureiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reynaldo Dracena's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Granzato SC's Abelardo Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juvenal Alves in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juvenal Alves in the 17th minute of play forced Granzato SC's goalkeeper Abelardo Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reynaldo Dracena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 20th minute, Perivaldo Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, one of Redempcao:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Redempcao. Abelardo Loureiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juvenal Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Juvenal Alves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abelardo Loureiro. Granzato SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juvenal Alves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Granzato SC's Pedro Luís Quirino got a free kick in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reynaldo Dracena was the one to do the kick off. After 58 played minutes Redempcao got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Pereira. After 64 minutes of play, Redempcao's Reynaldo Dracena made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Loureiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Granzato SC's Abelardo Loureiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Granzato SC from getting a goal against them. Abelardo Loureiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Reynaldo Dracena showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 71 minute of play. After having played for 76 minutes, Juvenal Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Redempcao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juvenal Alves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Kauan Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granzato SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauan Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Fernando Garcia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aluísio Novaes kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.