League Play-Off

Alferes
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. Luís Eduardo Toledo started the match with the kick off. Edmílson Schmidt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If César Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iuri Nóbrega during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 13 minutes into the game, Alan Negri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tracunhaem EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alferes AD the free kick. The supporters of Alferes AD booed when Tracunhaem EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Marcos de Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tracunhaem EC's protests and gave Marcos de Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tracunhaem EC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Marcos de Toledo hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Luís Eduardo Toledo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gino Pimenta, 1-0. Afonso Pirani kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. César Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gino Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Tracunhaem EC's Gino Pimenta got control of the ball when Luís Eduardo Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edmílson Schmidt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Edmílson Schmidt came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Tracunhaem EC's Marcos de Toledo. But to his dismay, Marcos de Toledo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 45th minute Nicolas Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmílson Schmidt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alan Negri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Afonso Pirani to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Afonso Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmílson Schmidt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmílson Schmidt made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Nicolas Toscano sent off a good shot on target. Gino Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gino Pimenta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Eduardo Toledo in the 63rd minute of the match. César Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Pimenta having to interfere. Iuri Nóbrega got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 67 minutes into the match, Tracunhaem EC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Eduardo Toledo came free, but Gino Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Toledo in the 69th minute of play forced Tracunhaem EC's goalkeeper Gino Pimenta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Nicolas Toscano 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. When Alferes AD's Luís Eduardo Toledo in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tracunhaem EC's goalie prevented a goal. Gino Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Luís Eduardo Toledo 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. Luís Eduardo Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Pimenta having to interfere. Edmílson Schmidt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolas Toscano in the 83rd minute. In the 88th minute César Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Luís Eduardo Toledo made a precise shot to the right of Gino Pimenta. Tracunhaem EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Nicolas Toscano was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 93rd minute. Tracunhaem EC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 94 played minutes Alferes AD got a freekick which was hit by Jorginho Mota. Jorginho Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.