League Play-Off

Estádio olimpico
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodrigo Mumbach started the match with the kick off. Amauri Quaresma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Zé Carlos Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Mumbach struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Zé Carlos Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for parana clube. parana clube's Matías Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Donato in the 10th minute of play. Matías Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Leme in the 22nd minute of the match. Matías Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Amauri Quaresma hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, parana clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Donato came free, but Matías Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matías Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Paes in the 38th minute of the match. Aluísio Bittencourt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matías Souza. parana clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After the first half Batateira FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto Donato to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Batateira FC's Jacinto Donato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matías Souza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. A collision led to parana clube getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Frank Baptista hit a great ball. In the 58th minute of the match Antônio Valle sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matías Souza skillfully saved the ball. 61 minutes into the match, parana clube's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Donato came free, but Matías Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, parana clube's Matías Souza got control of the ball when Sidnei Paes tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Amauri Quaresma fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored parana clube's protests and gave Amauri Quaresma a yellow card for diving instead. Amauri Quaresma hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Amauri Quaresma managed to get in a good position for a shot. parana clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Amauri Quaresma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Carlos Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Batateira FC's Paulo Renato Hames got a free kick in the 69th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benê Paraíba got free with Matías Souza in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zé Carlos Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Mumbach in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Amauri Quaresma 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. parana clube's Matías Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save parana clube from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute, Frank Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Carlos Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Mumbach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, parana clube's Matías Souza got control of the ball when Sidnei Paes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Batateira FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.