League Play-Off

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cliff Duff kicked off to start the match. Lucas Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Duff in the 6th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vivaldo Batista in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucas Soares saved Palmeiras from getting behind. Marcel Paiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Batista in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute of the match, Francisco Andrade tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcel Paiva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Fernando Linhares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Marcel Paiva made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willian Soares in the 14th minute of play forced Dalponte's goalkeeper Marcel Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cliff Duff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dalponte's Marcel Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willian Soares in the 17th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Marcel Paiva successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lucas Soares came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Dalponte's Cliff Duff. But to his dismay, Cliff Duff quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Lucas Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cliff Duff in the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dalponte's Dino Magalhães got a free kick in the 28th minute. Lucas Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Lucas Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cliff Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Palmeiras defense, Vivaldo Batista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucas Soares. The Palmeiras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucas Soares should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Willian Soares got a free kick in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Palmeiras's Olavo Gerber got a free kick in the 41st minute. Francisco Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Lucas Soares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cliff Duff's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Marcel Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Travassos in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Francisco Andrade took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcel Paiva. Marcel Paiva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Marcel Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willian Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 67th match minute, Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Soares to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the game, Richard Batista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palmeiras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dalponte the free kick. Richard Batista hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Lucas Soares was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Vivaldo Batista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vivaldo Batista really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Marcel Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Cliff Duff succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 78th playminute. When Dráuzio Mota came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Dalponte 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 Dráuzio Mota couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Dalponte's Vivaldo Batista ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lucas Soares. Lucas Soares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. Lucas Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo Batista in the 88th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Dalponte's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Linhares came free, but Marcel Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vivaldo Batista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucas Soares having to make a save. Téo de Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Dalponte players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.