League Play-Off

Estádio Maracani
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trayan Kalinov started the match with the kick off. Washington Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Trayan Kalinov struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Celso Bueno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paris Saint Germain. If Osvaldinho Leme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Paris Saint Germain's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldinho Leme came free, but Primitivo Camerino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Primitivo Camerino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Leme in the 12th minute of the match. Jarbas de Souza was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 13th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Washington Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The throw-in from Noel Queiroz in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Maracani's Sérgio Faria. Jarbas de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Trayan Kalinov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celso Bueno. Maracani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trayan Kalinov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jarbas de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Primitivo Camerino having to interfere. Washington Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Primitivo Camerino having to interfere. Jonas Braga hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Ivo Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jarbas de Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvaldinho Leme was the one to do the kick off. Jonas Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Trayan Kalinovs short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Celso Bueno to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jarbas de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Primitivo Camerino having to interfere. Washington Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Primitivo Camerino having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Jarbas de Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Primitivo Camerino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maracani made a substitution. Róbson Galvão replaced Tarcisio Arósio. Trayan Kalinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Bueno having to interfere. Trayan Kalinov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Celso Bueno skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Paris Saint Germain fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Paris Saint Germain's Trayan Kalinov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 84 played minutes Maracani got a freekick which was hit by Ivo Nóbrega. A sloppy throw-in by Steve Gerrard in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Maracani's Sérgio Faria. In the 89th minute, Jarbas de Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maracani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Osvaldinho Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Primitivo Camerino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Primitivo Camerino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Leme in the 95th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Maracani were the better team. Maracani's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.