League Play-Off

Retirolandia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fausto Zonta got the match started through his kick off. Roger Hermes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agenor Mesquita went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ulysses Saraiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Carlos Corrêa made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulysses Saraiva got free with Carlos Corrêa in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Armando Valladares fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Retirolandia's protests and gave Armando Valladares a yellow card for diving instead. Armando Valladares hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Fernão Esteves was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 14th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Retirolandia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fernão Esteves was slow to take the kick. During this time Aracatiara's players had a chance to rest. Fernão Esteves made a great header on Aracatiara's corner, it was just that Retirolandia's Roger Hermes managed to reach the ball for a save. Aleandro Sarmento's late challenge caught a Aracatiara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aleandro Sarmento helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Retirolandia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Aracatiara:s goal. In the 22nd minute there was a penalty for Aracatiara. Fernão Esteves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roger Hermes. 0-2. If Ulysses Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Zonta in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Corrêa saved Aracatiara from getting behind. Fausto Zonta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Carlos Corrêa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pedro Luiz Brodel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Agenor Mesquita hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Roger Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agenor Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faustão Cearense to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Retirolandia's zone, Agenor Mesquita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roger Hermes came out of the goal and Agenor Mesquita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armando Valladares got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Aracatiara booed when Retirolandia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Valladares didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute Faustão Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Walmyr Batista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aracatiara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Retirolandia the free kick. Walmyr Batista hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Agenor Mesquita made a precise shot to the right of Roger Hermes. Retirolandia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Agenor Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roger Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Agenor Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinho Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Carlos Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudinho Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Carlos Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Aracatiara eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.