League Play-Off

Estádio Cacoal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Romeu Rocha got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Chicão Pires was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cacoal EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sarutai EC the free kick. Chicão Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. The Sarutai EC fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Sarutai EC's Romeu Rocha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafim Antunes during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 11 played minutes Sarutai EC got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Antunes. Téo Moura hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cacoal EC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Sílvio Luís Tepedino hit a great ball. After having played for 20 minutes, Romeu Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarutai EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeu Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 21 minutes into the game, Donatello Velasco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cacoal EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sarutai EC the free kick. The audience was convinced that Romeu Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Fabiano Novaes was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Emerson Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Luís Fabiano Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fabiano Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Romeu Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Fabiano Novaes was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Roman Czeberowski struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Luís Fabiano Novaes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sarutai EC. After 39 minutes of play, Sarutai EC's Romeu Rocha made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fabiano Novaes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Sarutai EC booed when Cacoal EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Fabiano Novaes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romeu Rocha's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Téo Moura was the one to do the kick off. Klaas Sellmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Moura in the 55th minute of the match. Chicão Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Fabiano Novaes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Romeu Rocha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 65 minute of play. Luís Fabiano Novaes came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Sarutai EC's Romeu Rocha. But to his dismay, Romeu Rocha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeu Rocha in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luís Fabiano Novaes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Sarutai EC's Romeu Rocha in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cacoal EC's goalie prevented a goal. 80 minutes into the game, Sarutai EC's Abelardo Alves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Fabiano Novaes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After 83 minutes, 许辉朗 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sarutai EC and the Cacoal EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The throw-in from Donatello Velasco in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sarutai EC's 许辉朗. The audience was convinced that Romeu Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Fabiano Novaes was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. When Sarutai EC's Romeu Rocha in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cacoal EC's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Fabiano Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeu Rocha in the 96th minute of play. The Cacoal EC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sarutai EC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.