League Play-Off

Pirapucu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Murilo Brito took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Ivo Pereira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo José Albuquerque. Pirapucu SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivo Pereira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Murilo Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Paulão Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geovani Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ivo Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo José Albuquerque was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 26th minute, Gabriel de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes Pirapucu SS got a freekick which was hit by Christian Soeiro. In the 29th minute, Gabriel de Senna sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pirapucu SS's Paulo José Albuquerque didn't even have to move. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovani Matorin in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo José Albuquerque prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ivo Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Geovani Matorin came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Coluna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Geovani Matorin couldn't finish the play. Ivo Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geovani Matorin to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pirapucu SS's goalkeeper Paulo José Albuquerque, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Geovani Matorin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo José Albuquerque was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. After having played for 57 minutes, Silas Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirapucu SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silas Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ivo Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Matorin in the 67th minute of play forced Pirapucu SS's goalkeeper Paulo José Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Geovani Matorin came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Coluna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Geovani Matorin couldn't finish the play. Ivo Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Paulo José Albuquerque tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pirapucu SS's Leandro Vander got a free kick in the 74th minute. Ivo Pereira struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Paulo José Albuquerque didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coluna. Paulo José Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovani Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murilo Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Paulão Paranaense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geovani Matorin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 83rd minute. Coluna's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Ivo Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Coluna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ivo Pereira couldn't finish the play. Ian Moura's late challenge caught a Coluna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ian Moura helped the player get up and apologised. Ivo Pereira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Geovani Matorin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulo José Albuquerque. That made the score 0-3 in the 93 minute of play. The Pirapucu SS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Coluna were clearly better and deserved to take the win.