League Play-Off

ERS STADIUM
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. After a rather tough play, parana clube's Luiz Fábio Hermes got a free kick in the 7th minute. Matías Souza made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Fernando Donatello sent off a good shot on target. parana clube's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Fernando Donatello scored to the left of an out of position Matías Souza, making the score, 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, parana clube's Amauri Quaresma nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flávio Salgado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Matías Souza acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 22nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Duda Braga. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amauri Quaresma during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, parana clube's Amauri Quaresma got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Matías Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Matos in the 29th minute of play. After 30 played minutes parana clube got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fábio Hermes. Augusto Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Augusto Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Mumbach took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flávio Salgado. Flávio Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Otávio Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flávio Salgado having to interfere. With a little luck, parana clube's Matías Souza got control of the ball when Fernando Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 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 Augusto Matos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Fernando Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Fernando Donatello managed to get in a good position for a shot. P.S.oyroine's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Donatello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matías Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flávio Salgado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Mumbach in the 64th minute. Augusto Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Matías Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Matos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. parana clube's Matías Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Donatello in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind parana clube's goalkeeper Matías Souza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Mumbach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Fernando Donatello put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Matías Souza. 91 minutes into the match, P.S.oyroine's goalkeeper Flávio Salgado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Mumbach. In the 95th minute Augusto Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 98 minutes, Frank Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. parana clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Baptista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Despite being the better team, parana clube failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.