League Play-Off

Estádio Pocoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedrinho Toledo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Breno Leal's late challenge caught a Faxina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Breno Leal helped the player get up and apologised. Breno Leal hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Marcinho Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Faxina's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcinho Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldinho Zonta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Faxina's Carlos Eduardo Rezende got control of the ball when Wellington Senna tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute, Wellington Senna made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Eduardo Rezende. Faxina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Wellington Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Carlos Eduardo Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Wellington Senna came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Pocoes fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wellington Senna couldn't finish the play. Pedrinho Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ronaldinho Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Faxina's goal looked a bit too open when Afonsinho Pirani came free, but Carlos Eduardo Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedrinho Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabiano Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. In the 49th minute of the match Walmir Marquez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ronaldinho Zonta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Afonsinho Pirani to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play Pocoes's Breno Leal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Breno Leal kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Marcinho Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Régis Paiva during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot 73 in the game by Pedrinho Toledo from a close distance when the talented Ronaldinho Zonta managed to make a qualified save. Pocoes's players were relieved. Pedrinho Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Ronaldinho Zonta made a huge save. Marcinho Trancoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldinho Zonta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Faxina's Carlos Eduardo Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonsinho Pirani in the 81st minute of play. When Marcinho Trancoso came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Faxina fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcinho Trancoso couldn't finish the play. When Marcinho Trancoso came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Faxina fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcinho Trancoso couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute Wellington Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Wellington Senna notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Faxina's Carlos Eduardo Rezende. Carlos Eduardo Rezende was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pocoes's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.