League Play-Off

Estádio Matta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Leonel Brion started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, Matta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Chaves to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Matta getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Júlio Chaves hit a great ball. Elói Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Angelo Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Brasil's goalkeeper Enrique Diniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geraldo Negri. Enrique Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Jerônimo de Lima was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brasil the free kick. After 16 played minutes Matta got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo de Lima. 16 minutes into the game, Afonso Valadares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Angelo Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Geraldo Negri's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Enrique Diniz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Enrique Diniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Faria in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, João Vítor Mota 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. Angelo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Brion, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Angelo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Vítor Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Faria in the 31st minute of play forced Brasil's goalkeeper Enrique Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Matta's Jerônimo de Lima got a free kick in the 32nd minute. If João Vítor Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Leonel Brion notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Matta's Angelo Amorim. Angelo Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alexsandro Vander kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. With a little luck, Brasil's Enrique Diniz got control of the ball when Geraldo Negri tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Brasil getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Elói Miranda hit a great ball. The Matta players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Brasil were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Faria was the one to do the kick off. Ronaldinho Faria charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldinho Faria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st match minute, Matta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Faria to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Matta getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Júlio Chaves hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the game, João Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brasil the free kick. A collision led to Matta getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. João Cabral hit a great ball. Brasil's Enrique Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Faria in the 59th minute of play. Angelo Amorim made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when João Vítor Mota sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Brasil defense, Júlio Chaves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enrique Diniz. The Brasil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enrique Diniz should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Brasil's João Vítor Mota slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Angelo Amorim. That made the score 1-3 after 73 minutes of play. If Elói Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Chaves came free, but Enrique Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrique Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 92nd minute of the match Júlio Chaves completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Júlio Chaves a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Matta fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Brasil a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Afonso Valadares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Matta's Angelo Amorim. 1-4. After a rather tough play, Matta's Geraldo Negri got a free kick in the 97th minute. The Brasil supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Brasil would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.