League Play-Off

Francez
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomás Paranaense got the match started through his kick off. If Dadá Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, Macuripary EC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Paranaense came free, but Régis Santana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Macuripary EC booed when Francez SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Augusto Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Dadá Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Macuripary EC's Dadá Braga got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Francez SC booed when Macuripary EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Macuripary EC defense, João Augusto Fonseca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Régis Santana. The Macuripary EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Régis Santana should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd minute, Diogo Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Augusto Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Régis Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Francez SC. Dadá Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Durvalino Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Adriano Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adriano Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Durvalino Silveira in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Macuripary EC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ramiro Andrade hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Tomás Paranaense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Régis Santana was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durvalino Silveira in the 40th minute of play forced Francez SC's goalkeeper Adriano Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Macuripary EC's goalkeeper Régis Santana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 44 minutes, Ramiro Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macuripary EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dadá Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Zonta having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dadá Braga made a kick off. Francez SC's Adriano Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durvalino Silveira in the 51st minute of play. After 61 minutes, Valdo Mandrak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Francez SC and the Macuripary EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Francez SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Macuripary EC:s goal. When the match had been going on for 62 minutes, Macuripary EC's Celso Paranaense got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Adriano Zonta. Adriano Zonta made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Durvalino Silveira sent off a good shot on target. Denílson Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. João Augusto Fonseca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Régis Santana having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celso Paranaense during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave Francez SC a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valdo Mandrak, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Macuripary EC's Régis Santana. 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Durvalino Silveira got free with Adriano Zonta in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adriano Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Braga in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute, Tomás Paranaense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Francez SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. A hard shot 89 in the game by Durvalino Silveira from a close distance when the talented Adriano Zonta managed to make a qualified save. Francez SC's players were relieved. Durvalino Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Adriano Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Durvalino Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Adriano Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guga Vieira during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Macuripary EC's Guga Vieira got a free kick in the 95th minute. A well done corner resulted in Marcus Quintal drilling the ball in to score 4-1 behind Macuripary EC's goalkeeper.