League Play-Off

Estádio Guaxupe
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matheus Batista took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matheus Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Túlio Rosa having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Toritama FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Guaxupe:s goal. The goalkeeper, Túlio Rosa, was totally fooled by Guaxupe's Leopoldo Vieira, who 11 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a defensive mix-up in Toritama FC's zone, Silas Teles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Túlio Rosa came out of the goal and Silas Teles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 18 played minutes Guaxupe got a freekick which was hit by Wilian Furtado. In the 20th minute of the match Edgard Moreira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eusébio Sabóia skillfully saved the ball. If Matheus Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 23 minutes into the game, Wilian Furtado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guaxupe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toritama FC the free kick. 22 minutes into the game, one of Guaxupe:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Matheus Batista got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After having played for 32 minutes, Lúcio da Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guaxupe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lúcio da Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nestor Rezende kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Túlio Rosa made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Lúcio da Silveira sent off a good shot on target. Eusébio Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca de Lara in the 43rd minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Zeca de Lara made the kick off in the second half. Eusébio Sabóia was a little too slow when Hílton Félix got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 1-2. 57 minutes into the match, Toritama FC's Zeca de Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eusébio Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Matheus Batista 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. Hílton Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matheus Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Túlio Rosa having to interfere. Matheus Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Túlio Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lúcio da Silveira took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Túlio Rosa. Túlio Rosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hílton Félix got free with Eusébio Sabóia in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guaxupe's Eusébio Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca de Lara in the 88th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdir Seco during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Valdir Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, Zeca de Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eusébio Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Toritama FC's Zeca de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Guaxupe supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Toritama FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Toritama FC.