League Play-Off

Tartarem
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Deivid Terra got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tartarem's goalkeeper Alberto Prata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 6 minutes, Roger Fontes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tartarem and the Rosaria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tartarem's Roger Fontes got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Pinheiro in the 9th minute of play forced Tartarem's goalkeeper Alberto Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deivid Terra hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Emerson Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Prata having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Pinheiro during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute, Luciano Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tartarem's zone, Emerson Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Prata came out of the goal and Emerson Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 24 minutes, Gino de Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tartarem and the Rosaria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 24 played minutes Tartarem got a freekick which was hit by Gino de Carvalho. Alberto Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Pinheiro in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Tartarem's goal looked a bit too open when Emerson Nascimento came free, but Alberto Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Rosaria's Emerson Nascimento in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tartarem's goalie prevented a goal. The Tartarem fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Tartarem's Sidnei Costa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Deivid Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilmar Magalhães having to interfere. In the 46th minute of the match Sidnei Maranhense shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alberto Prata showed his good shape when he easily got hold of 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.

After a defensive mix-up in Tartarem's zone, Emerson Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Prata came out of the goal and Emerson Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Deivid Terra came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Tartarem 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 Deivid Terra couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the game, Dito Abraão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosaria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tartarem the free kick. A collision led to Rosaria getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Dito Abraão hit a great ball. Alberto Prata came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Rosaria's Emerson Nascimento. But to his dismay, Emerson Nascimento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The audience was convinced that Deivid Terra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilmar Magalhães was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Alexandre Britto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emerson Nascimento hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Emerson Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Prata having to interfere. Alberto Prata came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rosaria's Emerson Nascimento. But to his dismay, Emerson Nascimento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emílio Bezerra got free with Alberto Prata in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Prata made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Emerson Nascimento sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Deivid Terra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tartarem's supporters rose to their feet, but Deivid Terra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilmar Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute Alexandre Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emerson Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosaria's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.