League Play-Off

Arena Pantanal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gernando da Mata kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Roberto Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guairas's Zé Pedro Sampaio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Guairas from getting a goal against them. After 12 played minutes Leverger E. C. got a freekick which was hit by Diogo Britto. In the 15th minute Claudinei Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalmo Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adalmo Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurinho Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalmo Ortiz having to interfere. Claudinei Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Adalmo Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Guairas's Maurinho Perez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adalmo Ortiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Adalmo Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Perez in the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Guilherme Barros got free with Zé Pedro Sampaio in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Vicente Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Leverger E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Mandrak came free, but Adalmo Ortiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Claudinei Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalmo Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Claudinei Mandrak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adalmo Ortiz. Leverger E. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudinei Mandrak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Adalmo Ortiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

After having played for 51 minutes, Gernando da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leverger E. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gernando da Mata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Barral in the 53rd minute of play forced Leverger E. C.'s goalkeeper Adalmo Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Leverger E. C.'s Adalmo Ortiz got control of the ball when Celsinho Dias tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Guairas getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Celsinho Dias hit a great ball. A collision led to Guairas getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Vicente Barral hit a great ball. Adalmo Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Barral in the 63rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Maurinho Perez took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Adalmo Ortiz to make any attempt to save it. In the 67th minute, Celsinho Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gernando da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Zé Pedro Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gernando da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Zé Pedro Sampaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gernando da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gernando da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 played minutes Guairas got a freekick which was hit by Maurinho Perez. Claudinei Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalmo Ortiz having to interfere. Claudinei Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Adalmo Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Guairas supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Guairas would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.