League Play-Off

Araneae
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Chonim's Dida Catarinense 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. Gino Urbano had great luck who in the 2ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Rony Guedes from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Léo Zanette's late challenge caught a Aracnídeos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Léo Zanette helped the player get up and apologised. After 3 played minutes Chonim got a freekick which was hit by Léo Zanette. Ernani Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Gino Urbano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Dida Catarinense 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. 9 minutes into the match, Dida Catarinense notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Aracnídeos's Igor Santana. Igor Santana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th minute, Enéas Xavier made a precise shot to the right of Igor Santana. Aracnídeos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When Léo Zanette was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 20 minutes had been played. 30 minutes into the game, Rony Guedes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gino Urbano. Rony Guedes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. In the 35th minute, Enéas Xavier made a precise shot to the right of Igor Santana. Aracnídeos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Rony Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Urbano having to interfere. Aracnídeos's Igor Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enéas Xavier in the 45th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adhemar Luz during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Aracnídeos's Adhemar Luz got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rony Guedes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Dida Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chonim's supporters rose to their feet, but Dida Catarinense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Santana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th minute, Dida Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Chonim booed when Aracnídeos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dida Paraíba didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Benedito Furtado fired a really elegant long shot, but Igor Santana threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. When Rony Guedes came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Aracnídeos 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 Rony Guedes couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Ernani Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aracnídeos's supporters rose to their feet, but Ernani Rossi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gino Urbano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 80 minutes into the match, Chonim's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Guedes came free, but Gino Urbano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Santana made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Enéas Xavier sent off a good shot on target. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 88th minute, but Igor Santana got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Aracnídeos hanging dry this time. Rony Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gino Urbano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Rony Guedes 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chonim walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.