League Play-Off

Estádio Varedao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Meneghetti FC's Ronaldo de Amaral started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Osmar de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho Guedes having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Joel Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute, Ciro da Fonseca had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Mateus Carneiro's late challenge caught a Meneghetti FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Carneiro helped the player get up and apologised. Maurinho Guedes made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Osmar de Queiroz sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ronaldo de Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meneghetti FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronaldo de Amaral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Alberto Freitas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Meneghetti FC's Ronaldo de Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Varedao's Carlos Alberto Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo de Amaral in the 21st minute of play. Carlos Alberto Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo de Amaral in the 26th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Varedao's zone, Luís Fabiano Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Alberto Freitas came out of the goal and Luís Fabiano Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Meneghetti FC's Ronaldo de Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Osmar de Queiroz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maurinho Guedes having to make a save. In the 31st minute, Varedao's Cássio Almeida dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Varedao's Carlos Alberto Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo de Amaral in the 35th minute of play. Ronaldo de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Freitas having to interfere. In the 39th minute, João Paulo Paranaense made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Alberto Freitas. Varedao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 43 minutes into the match, Varedao's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo de Amaral came free, but Carlos Alberto Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Varedao's Carlos Alberto Freitas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo de Amaral in the 45th minute of play. Cássio Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho Guedes having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo de Amaral in the 53rd minute of play forced Varedao's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cássio Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute João Paulo Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Nelsinho Paulista got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Ronaldo de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Varedao's Carlos Alberto Freitas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Varedao from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Varedao's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Freitas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ronaldo de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Ronaldo de Amaral notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Varedao's Carlos Alberto Freitas. Carlos Alberto Freitas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Meneghetti FC's goalkeeper Maurinho Guedes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Meneghetti FC's Maurinho Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Hoffmann in the 93rd minute of play. Osmar de Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Maurinho Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.