League Play-Off

Estádio Unistalda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Unisprudencia's Gualter Arantes 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. Flavinho Arósio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Anísio Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Unisprudencia 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 Anísio Cardoso couldn't finish the play. In the 8th minute, Gualter Arantes 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. Gualter Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedito Prata having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Caria SC's goalkeeper Benedito Prata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anísio Cardoso. After 21 played minutes Unisprudencia's Anísio Cardoso stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Benedito Prata stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Caria SC of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Caria SC's goal looked a bit too open when Gualter Arantes came free, but Benedito Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes Caria SC got a freekick which was hit by Mário Paraíba. If Anísio Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mário Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 32nd minute, Gualter Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 played minutes Caria SC got a freekick which was hit by Cléber Senna. With an all-out effort, Unisprudencia's Benedito Prata threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gualter Arantes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Benedito Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Leão in the 38th minute of play. After 40 played minutes, Caria SC's Virgílio Domingues shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Humberto Leme came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Caria SC reached it. Benedito Prata stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gualter Arantes's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mário Paraíba to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Anísio Cardoso notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Caria SC's Benedito Prata. Benedito Prata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Unisprudencia's Ricardo Mendonça got a free kick in the 60th minute. Mário Paraíba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Humberto Leme read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 69th minute Anísio Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Anísio Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Caria SC's goal looked a bit too open when Gualter Arantes came free, but Benedito Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Gualter Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Unisprudencia's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter Arantes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benedito Prata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gualter Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Benedito Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Gualter Arantes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unisprudencia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Gualter Arantes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benedito Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualter Arantes in the 92nd minute of play. Unisprudencia's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.