League Play-Off

Juritianha
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. Cauan da Cunha started the match with the kick off. If Natã Furtado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cauan da Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Munhoz having to interfere. If Hélder Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vigaristas F.C's Arlindo Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arlindo Nascimento scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernandinho Britto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fernandinho Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arlindo Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natã Furtado in the 18th minute of play forced Juritianha's goalkeeper Fernandinho Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jefferson Alvarenga's late challenge caught a Vigaristas F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jefferson Alvarenga helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Juritianha's Jefferson Alvarenga got a free kick in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Vigaristas F.C's zone, Cauan da Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Munhoz came out of the goal and Cauan da Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Hélder Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Juritianha 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 Hélder Cruz couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Arlindo Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vigaristas F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Arlindo Nascimento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernandinho Britto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolas Munhoz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 32nd minute, Emerson Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Natã Furtado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernandinho Britto having to make a save. In the 39th minute, Cauan da Cunha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nicolas Munhoz. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 44th minute, Hélder Cruz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juritianha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 55th minute Natã Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandinho Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Juritianha's Cauan da Cunha in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vigaristas F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Nicolas Munhoz came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Juritianha's Hélder Cruz. But to his dismay, Hélder Cruz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Gilmar Viana hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Arlindo Nascimento was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 62nd minute. Vigaristas F.C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Arlindo Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernandinho Britto having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Júlio Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arlindo Nascimento blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernandinho Britto having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Natã Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vigaristas F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Natã Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernandinho Britto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Cruz in the 89th minute of play forced Vigaristas F.C's goalkeeper Nicolas Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Paulista got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 92nd match minute, Juritianha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Paulista to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th match minute, Vigaristas F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emerson Toscano to maneuver through the defense.