League Play-Off

Estádio Ceres
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Murillo Fernandez got the match started through his kick off. Peter Métro's late challenge caught a Redbull's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Peter Métro helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes, Redbull's Deivid de Amorim shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Danas Ratkūnas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Redbull reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Soeiro in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danas Ratkūnas saved Ceres AD from getting behind. In the 9thth minute of the game Rodrigo Soeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ceres AD's Danas Ratkūnas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Soeiro in the 12th minute of play forced Ceres AD's goalkeeper Danas Ratkūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Redbull getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Emerson da Rocha hit a great ball. When Murillo Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Ceres AD 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 Murillo Fernandez couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute, Albertinho Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murillo Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luiz Guedes having to interfere. When Ceres AD's Peter Métro in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Redbull's goalie prevented a goal. In the 37th minute, Albertinho Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 played minutes Redbull got a freekick which was hit by Albertinho Neto. Murillo Fernandez scored 1-0 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Luiz Guedes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo Soeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Danas Ratkūnas made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Rodrigo Soeiro sent off a good shot on target. Ceres AD's Danas Ratkūnas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Ceres AD from getting a goal against them. 73 minutes into the match, Peter Métro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of André Luiz Guedes. Redbull's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Métro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Ceres AD getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Conrado Paulista hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albertinho Neto got free with Danas Ratkūnas in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danas Ratkūnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The attack was good, but when Albertinho Neto in the 82nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A collision led to Ceres AD getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Pedrão Perez hit a great ball. After 93 minutes, Rodrigo Soeiro made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ceres AD's Danas Ratkūnas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Redbull's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.