League Play-Off

Oriental
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld made the kick off and thus started the match. Hernani Leal's late challenge caught a Oriental EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hernani Leal helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Arumandupa getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Hernani Leal hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Arumandupa's zone, Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anísio Reis came out of the goal and Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anísio Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Arumandupa getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Ricardo Miranda hit a great ball. Anísio Reis stood somewhat misplaced when Manfredo Moreno came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 15 minute. If Claudinho da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Manfredo Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Anísio Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cido Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Luís Guilherme Severo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Anísio Reis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute, one of Arumandupa: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 Arumandupa. Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anísio Reis having to interfere. Ricardo Miranda struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Luizão Pires didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arumandupa. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manoel Paranaense to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Arumandupa's Claudinho da Mata got a free kick in the 51st minute. If Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oriental EC's Pedro Luiz Breckenfeld got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luizão Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manoel Paranaense in the 57th minute of play. Manoel Paranaense might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luizão Pires. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manoel Paranaense ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Manoel Paranaense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luizão Pires was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Manoel Paranaense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizão Pires having to interfere. Manfredo Moreno hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Oriental EC's Manfredo Moreno fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Anísio Reis was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. In the 74th minute, Tiago Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho da Mata succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 77th playminute. Ricardo Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Luizão Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anísio Reis came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Oriental EC's Manfredo Moreno. But to his dismay, Manfredo Moreno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. With 96 minutes on the clock, Tibúrcio Loureiro commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arumandupa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Oriental EC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Arumandupa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.