League Play-Off

Estádio Bacatuba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wanderson Brasil took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Wanderson Brasil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafu Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulysses Ortiz got free with Cafu Amaral in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wanderson Brasil in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cafu Amaral saved Água Santa from getting behind. Ulysses Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Cafu Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventude. Água Santa's Cafu Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wanderson Brasil in the 19th minute of play. When Ulysses Ortiz got free in front of the goal in the 22nd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Cafu Amaral was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Kléberson Silveira hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Ulysses Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Cafu Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventude. Ulysses Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Cafu Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 30 in the game by Ulysses Ortiz from a close distance when the talented Cafu Amaral managed to make a qualified save. Água Santa's players were relieved. Fausto Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Carvalho having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armando Trancoso in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cafu Amaral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cafu Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wanderson Brasil in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Ulysses Ortiz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Água Santa's Erik Carneiro got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Ulysses Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Cafu Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventude. 48 minutes into the match, Juventude's goal looked a bit too open when Joélson Zonta came free, but Arthur Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Água Santa were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Juventude's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luiz Fábio Faria took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Olívio de Souza got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arthur Carvalho quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Fausto Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Carvalho having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulysses Ortiz in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cafu Amaral saved Água Santa from getting behind. Kléberson Silveira hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. If Ulysses Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Água Santa defense, Wanderson Brasil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cafu Amaral. The Água Santa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cafu Amaral should have stopped the shot. After 71 played minutes Juventude got a freekick which was hit by Armando Trancoso. 73 minutes into the match, Juventude's Ulysses Ortiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cafu Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joélson Zonta got free with Arthur Carvalho in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 76 played minutes Juventude got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Aparecido. When Juventude's Ulysses Ortiz in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Água Santa's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Juventude getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Sidney Paes hit a great ball. Água Santa's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luiz Fábio Faria in the 87th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Juventude's goalie and right to Yan Prado. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Juventude's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Cafu Amaral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabiano Carneiro went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Juventude players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.