League Play-Off

Estádio Theresina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 13 minutes into the match, Theresina EC's goal looked a bit too open when Durvalino Dias came free, but Gabriel de Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Amílton Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Theresina EC's Belchior Zilles stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Amílton Queirós stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Antari of the goal. Luiz Fabiano Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amílton Queirós having to interfere. Antari's Amílton Queirós proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Antari from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the game, Antari's Leonel Soeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel de Barros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Theresina EC booed when Antari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tostão Goiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fabiano Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amílton Queirós was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belchior Zilles got free with Amílton Queirós in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, Antari's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fabiano Silva came free, but Amílton Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Durvalino Dias in the 42nd minute of the match. After 43 played minutes Theresina EC got a freekick which was hit by Vitório Passos. The audience was convinced that Durvalino Dias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel de Barros was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luiz Fabiano Silva to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Antari defense, Luiz Fabiano Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amílton Queirós. The Antari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amílton Queirós should have stopped the shot. Durvalino Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Gabriel de Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tostão Goiano struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Gabriel de Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Antari. Luiz Fabiano Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amílton Queirós having to interfere. Tostão Goiano's late challenge caught a Theresina EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tostão Goiano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Antari's Tostão Goiano got a free kick in the 68th minute. After 73 minutes, Almir Quirino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Theresina EC and the Antari players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Fabiano Silva in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amílton Queirós saved Antari from getting behind. Amílton Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fabiano Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Gabriel de Barros managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Antari's Durvalino Dias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 84 played minutes Theresina EC got a freekick which was hit by Vitório Passos. 85 minutes into the match, Theresina EC's goal looked a bit too open when Durvalino Dias came free, but Gabriel de Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Theresina EC defense, Durvalino Dias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel de Barros. The Theresina EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel de Barros should have stopped the shot. Theresina EC's Gabriel de Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Theresina EC from getting a goal against them. Gabriel de Barros was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Claudinho Tande. If Durvalino Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Antari walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.