League Play-Off

Estádio Taquarassu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Duda Dias made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Pepagaio's Paulão Mumbach got control of the ball when Elder Tasso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Duda Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Paulão Mumbach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flávio Zonta's late challenge caught a Taquarassu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flávio Zonta helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Pepagaio got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Zonta. Paulão Mumbach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elder Tasso in the 15th minute. José Maria de Godoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Maria de Godoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldão Guerra having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Taquarassu's Elder Tasso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulão Mumbach narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35th minute of the match Jonas Guedes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulão Mumbach skillfully saved the ball. Taquarassu's Ronaldão Guerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Sarmento in the 38th minute of play. Ronaldão Guerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Sarmento in the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Taquarassu's Cássio Reis got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Elder Tasso could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Paulão Mumbach however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duda Dias in the 48th minute of play forced Pepagaio's goalkeeper Paulão Mumbach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Noel Sarmento to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, one of Taquarassu:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fernão Corrêa kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Cido Netto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulão Mumbach skillfully saved the ball. Eliseu Amaral charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseu Amaral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pepagaio's Eliseu Amaral got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Ronaldão Guerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Maria de Godoy in the 71st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, José Maria de Godoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pepagaio's supporters rose to their feet, but José Maria de Godoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldão Guerra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the match, Taquarassu's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Sarmento came free, but Ronaldão Guerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If José Maria de Godoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldão Guerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noel Sarmento in the 81st minute of play. José Maria de Godoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronaldão Guerra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Maria de Godoy ran back to his position shaking his head. Noel Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elder Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Paulão Mumbach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Noel Sarmento notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Taquarassu's Ronaldão Guerra. Ronaldão Guerra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.