League Play-Off

Estádio Novolina
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Garcia got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes, Juari FC's Flavinho Arósio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Guga Barbosa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Juari FC reached it. With a little luck, Juari FC's Eliézer Rezende got control of the ball when Ricardo Esteves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís Fernando Loureiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Fernando Loureiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guga Barbosa having to interfere. Guga Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Juari FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Luís Fernando Loureiro hit a great ball. Eliézer Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Garcia in the 28th minute of play forced Juari FC's goalkeeper Eliézer Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Fernando Loureiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guga Barbosa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Luís Fernando Loureiro struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Guga Barbosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juari FC. If Jorge Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juari FC's Eliézer Rezende proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Juari FC from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Deivid Pirani to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Juari FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino Novaes to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ricardo Esteves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliézer Rezende was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. When Ricardo Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Novolina fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ricardo Esteves couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Esteves struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Eliézer Rezende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Novolina. The audience was convinced that Jorge Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliézer Rezende was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Juari FC's Deivid Pirani got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Novolina's Guga Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Novolina from getting a goal against them. Juari FC's Deivid Pirani managed to work through Novolina's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Deivid Pirani dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After having played for 88 minutes, Deivid Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juari FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deivid Pirani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute, Novolina's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Deivid Pirani fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.