League Play-Off

Estádio Sertanejo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gauacu EC's Glauco da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serginho de Andrade in the 6th minute of play. Sertanejo SS's Cícero da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Dias in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Dias in the 10th minute of play forced Sertanejo SS's goalkeeper Cícero da Mata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, one of Sertanejo SS: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 Sertanejo SS. If Serginho de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Wágner Moreira 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. Wágner Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco da Silva having to interfere. Glauco da Silva didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 27th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Wágner Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco da Silva having to interfere. Glauco da Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wágner Moreira in the 33rd minute. Glauco da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serginho de Andrade in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Gauacu EC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Enrique de Andrade hit a great ball. Serginho de Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiago Dias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gauacu EC's goalkeeper Glauco da Silva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernesto Ortiz during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gauacu EC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Sertanejo SS a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Magno Mineiro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gauacu EC's Glauco da Silva. 2-1. Glauco da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Moreira in the 61st minute of play. After 64 played minutes Gauacu EC got a freekick which was hit by Donato Tróia. Donato Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Gauacu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Serginho de Andrade came free, but Glauco da Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glauco da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Moreira in the 75th minute of play. Gauacu EC's Glauco da Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wágner Moreira in the 80th minute of play. Glauco da Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Serginho de Andrade in the 85th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. During the 88th minute of the match Enrique de Andrade completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Enrique de Andrade a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 88th match minute, Gauacu EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique de Andrade to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Gauacu EC defense, Serginho de Andrade kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Glauco da Silva. The Gauacu EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Glauco da Silva should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute, Acácio Leão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Acácio Leão succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 100th playminute. Gauacu EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.