League Play-Off

Estádio Paraguassu
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Paraguassu SS's Ricardo Senna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Ipiabas SS's Rui Rocha got a free kick in the 10th minute. João Pedro Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Carioca in the 14th minute of play. Ricardo Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelinho Freire having to interfere. Raphael Berger in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcelinho Freire, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Raphael Berger in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcelinho Freire, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 23rd minute Ricardo Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raphael Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelinho Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Ipiabas SS's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Senna came free, but Marcelinho Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelinho Freire was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ricardo Senna showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. Róbson Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Cristiano Carioca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th match minute, Ipiabas SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elivélton Secco to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute Ricardo Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Freire saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44thth minute of the game Lauro Rezende who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraguassu SS's João Pedro Batista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46th minute, Ricardo Senna 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. Vinícius Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinícius Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 50 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ipiabas SS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Belchior Meira was slow to take the kick. During this time Paraguassu SS's players had a chance to rest. Belchior Meira made a great header on Paraguassu SS's corner, it was just that Ipiabas SS's Marcelinho Freire managed to reach the ball for a save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Carioca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Paraguassu SS's Ricardo Senna in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ipiabas SS's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ricardo Senna in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelinho Freire prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Ricardo Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Pedro Batista was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Cristiano Carioca capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristiano Carioca really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Cristiano Carioca was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 68th minute. Ipiabas SS's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Vinícius Rocha was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Ricardo Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Marcelinho Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 83 minutes, Lauro Rezende managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ipiabas SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lauro Rezende was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Raphael Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paraguassu SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Raphael Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Marcelinho Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael Berger in the 99th minute of play forced Ipiabas SS's goalkeeper Marcelinho Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ipiabas SS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Paraguassu SS.