League Play-Off

Estádio Zableza
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sílvio Meirelles started the match with the kick off. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Travessia FC's goalkeeper Andrézinho de Carvalho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Sílvio Meirelles, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 22 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Andrézinho de Carvalho was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Andrézinho de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho de Carvalho having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Meirelles in the 33rd minute of play forced Travessia FC's goalkeeper Andrézinho de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Andrézinho de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Travessia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Meirelles came free, but Andrézinho de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dieguinho Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raúl Tasso was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.

The wind increased when Dieguinho Amorim made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Sílvio Meirelles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Joinville City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Meirelles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joinville City's Jorge Pitta got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andrézinho de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Meirelles in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sílvio Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrézinho de Carvalho was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Travessia FC's Lauro da Rocha got a free kick in the 61st minute. Jorge Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho de Carvalho having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Sílvio Meirelles 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. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Joinville City's goalkeeper Raúl Tasso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nuno Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nuno Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Travessia FC booed when Joinville City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Pitta took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrézinho de Carvalho. Andrézinho de Carvalho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Raúl Tasso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dieguinho Amorim's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Oswaldo Paraibano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joinville City and the Travessia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st minute, Oswaldo Paraibano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Marcel Garcia 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. In the 94th minute, Dieguinho Amorim 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. Joinville City's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.