League Play-Off

Estádio Celsolandia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Betinho Brodel kicked off to start the match. Eliseu Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betinho Brodel in the 3rd minute of play. Luiz Guilherme Rosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josué Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Glauco Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Felippe Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Amílton Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Valladares having to interfere. Eliseu Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílton Linares in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Betinho Brodel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseu Valladares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Celsolandia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glauco Paraíba to maneuver through the defense. Josué Pinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Guilherme Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. João Pedro Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rio Preto FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Matos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Josué Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Matos having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Rio Preto FC's zone, Luiz Guilherme Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Matos came out of the goal and Luiz Guilherme Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Celsolandia's zone, Betinho Brodel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseu Valladares came out of the goal and Betinho Brodel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eliseu Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betinho Brodel in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Amílton Linares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliseu Valladares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luiz Guilherme Rosa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Celsolandia's goalkeeper Eliseu Valladares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Glauco Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute of the match, Betinho Brodel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eliseu Valladares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. João Pedro Matos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Guilherme Rosa in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Pedro Matos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. João Pedro Matos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Guilherme Rosa went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Josué Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Pinho in the 65th minute of play forced Rio Preto FC's goalkeeper João Pedro Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria Branco charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Maria Branco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. José Maria Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Felippe Fernandes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eliseu Valladares. Celsolandia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Luiz Guilherme Rosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celsolandia's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Guilherme Rosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Pedro Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eliseu Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amílton Linares got free with Eliseu Valladares in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliseu Valladares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cauã Branco in the 79th minute. Josué Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. João Pedro Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Pedro Matos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Guilherme Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.