League Play-Off

Estádio Moema
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabrício Messias took the kick off in the first half of the match. Júlio da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Basílio de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basílio de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basílio de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio da Rocha in the 19th minute of play. In the 30th minute, João Francisco Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, Espera's goalkeeper Cipriano Marinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Digo Lopes. Eugênio de Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Júlio da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio da Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yuri Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Espera were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yuri Lopes to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio da Rocha got free with Basílio de Souza in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Moema SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipe Alves was slow to take the kick. During this time Espera's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Espera's corner Felipe Alves fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Basílio de Souza quite easily take care of the ball. Fabrício Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Júlio da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrício Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Basílio de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Digo Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Espera's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Lopes came free, but Cipriano Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cipriano Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Digo Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Waldir de Queiroz 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. In the 86th minute of the match Claudinho Vidal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cipriano Marinho skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Lopes in the 93rd minute of play forced Espera's goalkeeper Cipriano Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Waldir de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Digo Lopes in the 96th minute of play forced Espera's goalkeeper Cipriano Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Digo Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Cipriano Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.