League Play-Off

Estádio Urucuriteua
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Carlos Alberto Salgado made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Evaristo Paranaense sent off a good shot on target. After 9 minutes, Percy Amorim made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Urucuriteua SS's Sílvio Luís Barral tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Urucuriteua SS getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Zé Galvão hit a great ball. Carlos Alberto Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robinho Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evaristo Paranaense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Salgado having to interfere. After 22 played minutes, Meriti's Armando Alagoano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sílvio Luís Barral came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Meriti reached it. In the 23rd minute, Nando de Barros 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. After a rather tough play, Meriti's Aluísio Castro got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Robinho Mello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Urucuriteua SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 34 minutes, Zé Galvão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Urucuriteua SS and the Meriti players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Meriti booed when Urucuriteua SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Pedrinho Fernandes sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Urucuriteua SS's Sílvio Luís Barral didn't even have to move. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evaristo Paranaense during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Urucuriteua SS getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Evaristo Paranaense hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Robinho Mello made the kick off in the second half. Evaristo Paranaense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Alberto Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Robinho Mello took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlos Alberto Salgado. Carlos Alberto Salgado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 64th minute, Evaristo Paranaense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Alberto Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Nando de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Luís Barral having to interfere. When Evaristo Paranaense came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Urucuriteua SS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Evaristo Paranaense couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Evaristo Paranaense 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. Robinho Mello scored 5-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Alberto Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute, Robinho Mello made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Alberto Salgado. Meriti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Evaristo Paranaense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Salgado having to interfere. Robinho Mello succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 7-1. Robinho Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Salgado having to interfere. Evaristo Paranaense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meriti's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.