League Play-Off

Estádio Guarare
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Hílton Quaresma started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Sampaio in the 5th minute of play forced Guarare SC's goalkeeper Alexandre Prado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hílton Quaresma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. When Emílio Sampaio came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Tijucas SC 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 Emílio Sampaio couldn't finish the play. Otávio Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Hílton Quaresma fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Emílio Sampaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Alexandre Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Maria Mazza's late challenge caught a Guarare SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Maria Mazza helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Guarare SC booed when Tijucas SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Maria Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Rui Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kaká Freire was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0.

Guarare SC's Alexandre Prado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Guarare SC from getting a goal against them. Tijucas SC's Dedé Nogueira shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 55th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alexandre Prado but with some difficulty. In the 56th minute, Tadeu Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Cunha in the 59th minute of play forced Tijucas SC's goalkeeper Kaká Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Horácio Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Rui Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaká Freire was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Guarare SC's Alexandre Prado got control of the ball when Allan dos Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hílton Quaresma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaká Freire having to interfere. Raphael Ramos hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Allan dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Prado having to interfere. Rui Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the game, Raphael Ramos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tijucas SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guarare SC the free kick. Raphael Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Diogo Maciel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kaká Freire. Tijucas SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guarare SC's goalkeeper Alexandre Prado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hílton Quaresma hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Guarare SC's Hílton Quaresma got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Otávio Esteves hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Tijucas SC's Raphael Ramos got his second yellow card of the match in the 95th minute. The referee ordered Raphael Ramos off the ground. In the 96th match minute, Tijucas SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Ramos to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tijucas SC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Guarare SC.