League Play-Off

Estádio Amatari
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Luisão Dracena sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Amatari's José Vítor Batista didn't even have to move. After 6 played minutes Amatari got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Augusto Rosado. The supporters of Neves SS booed when Amatari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Augusto Rosado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Antônio Carlos Peres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. José Vítor Batista was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matías Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dênis Prado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Cido Mineiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matías Diniz. Neves SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cido Mineiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Dênis Prado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Matías Diniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cido Mineiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Matías Diniz made a huge save. If Dênis Prado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the game, Neves SS's Luisão Vinhas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Vítor Batista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Dênis Prado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antônio Carlos Peres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. José Vítor Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Amatari booed when Neves SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisão Vinhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 40 played minutes Amatari got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Augusto Rosado. Cido Mineiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Matías Diniz made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dênis Prado to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, one of Neves SS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Dênis Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matías Diniz having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Neves SS's zone, Tomás Pontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matías Diniz came out of the goal and Tomás Pontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neves SS's Matías Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinei Coelho in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 68 minutes, Franklin Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Neves SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franklin Rossi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tomás Pontes hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. José Vítor Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Peres in the 73rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Pontes during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Amatari's Tomás Pontes got a free kick in the 74th minute. Matías Diniz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dênis Prado's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Amatari's José Vítor Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antônio Carlos Peres in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Amatari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dênis Prado to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the game, Neves SS's Luisão Vinhas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Vítor Batista made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.