League Play-Off

Déccio Vitta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mathias Quintal made the kick off which started today's match. Mazhar Beren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. When Bernardino Hurko fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio Branco Esporte Clube's protests and gave Bernardino Hurko a yellow card for diving instead. Bernardino Hurko kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of Taciateua booed when Rio Branco Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rui Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute of the match Eusébio Ferreira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mazhar Beren showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. During the 10th minute of the match Bernardino Hurko completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Bernardino Hurko a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 18 minutes, César Damião mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taciateua and the Rio Branco Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. César Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Mazhar Beren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Barreto in the 24th minute of the match. Rui Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Duarte having to interfere. Lorenz Schugens kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. When Kiko Soares fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio Branco Esporte Clube's protests and gave Kiko Soares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Rio Branco Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kiko Soares to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Ferreira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mazhar Beren. Rio Branco Esporte Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jânio Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mazhar Beren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mazhar Beren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mazhar Beren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Mota in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sílvio Barreto to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mathias Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aloísio Veloso missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 61 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Sílvio Duarte right hand side. Rio Branco Esporte Clube's Mazhar Beren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Rio Branco Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Taciateua's Hermínio Saraiva got a free kick in the 69th minute. Jânio Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 81st minute, Danilo Pombal made a precise shot to the right of Mazhar Beren. Rio Branco Esporte Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rio Branco Esporte Clube's Hernani Guimarães was substituted for Jânio Vidal. With 87 minutes on the clock, Daniel Paranaense commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After having played for 96 minutes, Rui Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rio Branco Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Medeiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Taciateua supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Taciateua would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.