League Play-Off

Arena Goianão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Zanette got the match started through his kick off. Carlos Eduardo Porto came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Torreao SC's José Vítor Meirelles. But to his dismay, José Vítor Meirelles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Miguel Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th match minute, Massangana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Senna to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Manuel Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Zanette 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. Juarês Pombal struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Carlos Eduardo Porto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torreao SC. After 22 played minutes Massangana got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Senna. 30 minutes into the match, Torreao SC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Zanette came free, but Gabriel Põder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, José Vítor Meirelles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Eduardo Porto. Massangana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Vítor Meirelles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Carlos Eduardo Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Meirelles in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amílton Massa to make the kick off. Rodrigo Zanette could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Gabriel Põder made a huge save. 55 minutes into the game, Juarês Pombal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Torreao SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Massangana the free kick. In the 55th match minute, Torreao SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juarês Pombal to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Põder made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Rodrigo Zanette sent off a good shot on target. Gabriel Põder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Batista in the 59th minute of the match. Mazinho Monteiro made in the 68th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Juarês Pombal immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Massa in the 70th minute of play forced Massangana's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, José Vítor Meirelles 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. Ciro Batista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gabriel Põder came out and tried to block the shot, but Ciro Batista slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 82nd minute. Torreao SC's Enéas Matos was substituted for Amílton Massa. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Torreao SC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Massangana had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.