League Play-Off

Coari
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Osvaldinho Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik Sena having to interfere. After 6 minutes, Luiz Fabiano Dante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Etiquira and the Coari players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Luiz Fabiano Dante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Osvaldinho Maia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Erik Sena. The goal made the score 1-0. Erik Sena acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 13th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Silvinho Cordeiro. After 14 played minutes Etiquira got a freekick which was hit by Romeu Vidal. Erik Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldinho Maia in the 19th minute of play. Mário Prado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Osvaldinho Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coari's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldinho Maia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erik Sena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovani Valle in the 40th minute of play forced Coari's goalkeeper Kléber Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davi Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Erik Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mário Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléber Branco having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvaldinho Maia was the one to do the kick off. Zacarias Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Osvaldinho Maia made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Etiquira's Erik Sena tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Coari's Kléber Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Valle in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Mário Prado 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. In the 67th minute, Geovani Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldinho Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, Etiquira's Geovani Valle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kléber Branco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Davi Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Erik Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Coari defense, Geovani Valle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kléber Branco. The Coari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kléber Branco should have stopped the shot. Geovani Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute Mário Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kléber Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovani Valles short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Kléber Branco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 93 minutes into the match, Coari's goalkeeper Kléber Branco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovani Valle. Geovani Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 96th match minute, Etiquira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Velasco to maneuver through the defense. Aloísio Passos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Erik Sena. Etiquira's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Coari's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.