League Play-Off

Estádio Tirirical
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tirirical's Hermínio Vander 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. Eugênio Jacinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juarês Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Sabóia in the 5th minute of play forced Tirirical's goalkeeper Egídio Gerber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramalhete's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juan Esteves in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Edgard Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermínio Vander in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Chaves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hermínio Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Chaves having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Ramalhete's zone, Oscar Tavares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Chaves came out of the goal and Oscar Tavares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Ramalhete booed when Tirirical was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juarês Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilton Sabóia in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Egídio Gerber prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 18 minutes, Gildo Vale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tirirical and the Ramalhete players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Eugênio Jacinto came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Ramalhete 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 Eugênio Jacinto couldn't finish the play. Egídio Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Sabóia, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Hermínio Vander came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Tirirical 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 Hermínio Vander couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Eugênio Jacinto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Egídio Gerber was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jonas Chaves made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Oscar Tavares sent off a good shot on target. If Hermínio Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egídio Gerber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilton Sabóia was the one to do the kick off. When Ademir Paranaense fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tirirical's protests and gave Ademir Paranaense a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, one of Tirirical: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 Tirirical. If Wilton Sabóia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egídio Gerber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilton Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eugênio Jacinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egídio Gerber having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 80th minute by Wilton Sabóia got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 84thth minute of the game Wilton Sabóia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tirirical's Egídio Gerber was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Egídio Gerber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Sabóia in the 89th minute of the match. A collision led to Tirirical getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ademir Paranaense hit a great ball. Juan Esteves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 96th minute, Hermínio Vander made a precise shot to the right of Jonas Chaves. Ramalhete's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Tirirical were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ramalhete for a fine match.