League Play-Off

Potiragua
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Albano Rubio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matías Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With his leg Pedro Paulo Ferreira managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Força Jovem Brasil's Albano Rubio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Albano Rubio struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Pedro Paulo Ferreira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Força Jovem Brasil. Albano Rubio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matías Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo das Neves in the 17th minute of play. When Alexsandro de Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Erecatu's protests and gave Alexsandro de Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Erecatu's Alexsandro de Queiroz got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 26th minute, Albano Rubio 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. After 26 minutes, Roberto Ferraz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Erecatu and the Força Jovem Brasil players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 27 played minutes Erecatu got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Ferraz. Albano Rubio's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Pedro Paulo Ferreira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 33rd minute, Leonardo das Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matías Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Matías Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Matías Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo das Neves in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute José Pedro Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Leonardo das Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matías Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonardo das Neves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Força Jovem Brasil's goalkeeper Matías Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Pedro Couto. Matías Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo das Neves in the 53rd minute of play. Matías Esteves made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when José Pedro Couto sent off a good shot on target. Força Jovem Brasil's Matías Esteves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Força Jovem Brasil from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes into the game, José Pedro Couto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Matías Esteves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alexsandro de Queiroz hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Erecatu's Romeu Zonta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matías Esteves. That made the score 0-4 after 66 minutes of play. Matías Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Pedro Couto in the 70th minute. Pedro Paulo Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Rubio, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. With a little luck, Força Jovem Brasil's Matías Esteves got control of the ball when José Pedro Couto tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Força Jovem Brasil's zone, Yan Valle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matías Esteves came out of the goal and Yan Valle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Matías Esteves successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 80th play minute Romeu Zonta came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Matías Esteves. 0-5. 88 minutes into the match, Força Jovem Brasil's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Valle came free, but Matías Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matías Esteves made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Pedro Couto in the 92nd minute. Nelsinho Marquez lost his temper 93 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Erecatu! In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Força Jovem Brasil. Fausto de Queirós stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedro Paulo Ferreira. 1-6.