League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Custódio Brodel made the kick off which started today's match. Ricardinho Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Custódio Brodel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Álvaro Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Giovanni de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Ricardinho Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 23 minutes, Osvaldo Mandrak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bluebirds FC and the Leonardo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bluebirds FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! Ricardinho Vargas had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Cacá Souza's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 24th minute, Cacá Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardinho Vargas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Eriberto Mello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Moisés Saldanha made a huge save. Leonardo's Moisés Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho Paranaense in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eriberto Mello got free with Moisés Saldanha in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 39 minutes on the clock, Cacá Souza commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 39th minute, one of Leonardo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Leonardo. 47 minutes into the game, Jairo Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bluebirds FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leonardo the free kick. A collision led to Bluebirds FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jairo Bittencourt hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Júlio Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonardo's Moisés Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho Paranaense in the 58th minute of play. Arí Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ulisses Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Diguinho Paranaense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ricardinho Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcel Sá could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Ricardinho Vargas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho Paranaense in the 78th minute of play forced Leonardo's goalkeeper Moisés Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eriberto Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diguinho Paranaense in the 80th minute of play forced Leonardo's goalkeeper Moisés Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Custódio Brodel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonardo's Moisés Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hudson Sampaio in the 83rd minute of play. When Danilo Bertassi fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leonardo's protests and gave Danilo Bertassi a yellow card for diving instead. Danilo Bertassi hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match.