League Play-Off

Estádio Pixaim
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jamanacari SS's Danilo Goiano 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. Luiz Gustavo Abraão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Guga Alvarenga skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Dedé Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th match minute, Pixaim SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Gustavo Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcel Donato in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diogo Oliveira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rubens Ramalho during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes Pixaim SC got a freekick which was hit by Rubens Ramalho. After 22 minutes, Dedé Toscano made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pixaim SC's Diogo Oliveira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, Jamanacari SS's goal looked a bit too open when Caio Seco came free, but Guga Alvarenga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Caio Seco fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Caio Seco might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guga Alvarenga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caio Seco ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jamanacari SS's goalkeeper Guga Alvarenga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The wind increased when Caio Seco made the kick off in the second half. Diogo Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Dedé Toscano sent off a good shot on target. Guga Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Gustavo Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pixaim SC's Dorival Mendonça got a free kick in the 55th minute. Pixaim SC's Diogo Oliveira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Pixaim SC from getting a goal against them. Danilo Goiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Oliveira having to interfere. Caio Seco struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Guga Alvarenga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pixaim SC. After a defensive mix-up in Jamanacari SS's zone, Caio Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guga Alvarenga came out of the goal and Caio Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diogo Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Goiano in the 67th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pixaim SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 69th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Diogo Oliveira, was totally fooled by Jamanacari SS's André Luiz de Queirós, who 71 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 78 minutes, Marcel Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jamanacari SS and the Pixaim SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcel Donato got his second yellow card in the match during the 81st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 82nd minute, Marcel Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th match minute, Pixaim SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. After 85th play minutes Dedé Toscano shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Diogo Oliveira and just under the crossbar into goal. Jamanacari SS's Guga Alvarenga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caio Seco in the 91st minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Jamanacari SS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.