League Play-Off

Estádio Forges
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Percival Guerra got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Forges booed when S C Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Forges's Nelson Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danilo Barbosa in the 10th minute of play. Nilton Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Osvaldo Gerber fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S C Corinthians's protests and gave Osvaldo Gerber a yellow card for diving instead. Osvaldo Gerber kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Luís Paulo de Brito's late challenge caught a Forges's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Paulo de Brito helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, S C Corinthians's Luís Paulo de Brito got a free kick in the 19th minute. Forges's Nelson Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Percival Guerra in the 21st minute of play. Nelson Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Danilo Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S C Corinthians's Percival Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Percival Guerra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nelson Arruda was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Danilo Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Forges booed when S C Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nilton Chaves to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in S C Corinthians's zone, Zé Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chico Berger came out of the goal and Zé Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Forges's Zé Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nilton Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Forges booed when S C Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raí Arósio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Paulo de Brito hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Nilton Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Forges's Nelson Arruda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Forges from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Percival Guerra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nelson Arruda. That made the score 1-2 in the 90 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. S C Corinthians walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.