League Play-Off

Estádio Baraunas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco Viana kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Palestra Italia booed when Baraunas SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iuri Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Palestra Italia's Basílio de Andrade got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 20th minute, Vítor Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palestra Italia's Marco Viana got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vítor Vinhas hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Palestra Italia's Eliézer Tavares got control of the ball when Jânio Simões tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ronaldão Koehler's late challenge caught a Palestra Italia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronaldão Koehler helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, Ronaldão Koehler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Tibúrcio Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliézer Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 39 minutes, Joélson Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palestra Italia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joélson Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Basílio de Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palestra Italia's protests and gave Basílio de Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Basílio de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tibúrcio Guerra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliézer Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jânio Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Baraunas SS getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Abel Cavalcante hit a great ball. The supporters of Baraunas SS booed when Palestra Italia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joélson Zonta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th match minute, Baraunas SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldão Koehler to maneuver through the defense. If Marco Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tibúrcio Guerra charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tibúrcio Guerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Baraunas SS getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Tibúrcio Guerra hit a great ball. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Baraunas SS's goalkeeper Léo Santana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Tibúrcio Guerra notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Palestra Italia's Eliézer Tavares. Eliézer Tavares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Marco Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joélson Zonta charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joélson Zonta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joélson Zonta hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 84th minute, but Léo Santana got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Baraunas SS hanging dry this time. 88 minutes into the game, Joélson Zonta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Léo Santana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Frank Romero fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palestra Italia's protests and gave Frank Romero a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Palestra Italia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Palestra Italia:s Eliézer Tavares showed great skill when he stopped Edmílson Vides:s penalty. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.