League Play-Off

Estádio Arassoiaba
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When Dudu Ramalho came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Arassoiaba 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 Dudu Ramalho couldn't finish the play. If Caio de Godoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caio de Godoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Natã Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Estiro SS's Paulo José Proença got a free kick in the 16th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Arassoiaba's Guilherme Donato tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Dudu Ramalho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Caio de Godoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natã Berger having to interfere. Sérgio Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Natã Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Caio de Godoy 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. After having played for 46 minutes, Abelardo Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estiro SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo Fontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Caio de Godoy to strike the kick off in the second half. Caio de Godoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Natã Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natã Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Ramalho in the 62nd minute of play. Arassoiaba's Caio de Godoy got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 65 minutes, Simão Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estiro SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simão Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dudu Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natã Berger having to interfere. Natã Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caio de Godoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Fontes in the 81st minute of play forced Arassoiaba's goalkeeper Dagoberto Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Estiro SS's Simão Cruz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. 87 minutes into the match, Dudu Ramalho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Estiro SS's Natã Berger. Natã Berger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Estiro SS's Abelardo Fontes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Natã Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caio de Godoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Estiro SS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.