League Play-Off

Estádio Maristella
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emerson Terra took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliézer Teixeira in the 5th minute of play forced Maristella SS's goalkeeper Luisinho Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, QseNda's Edson Antunes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luisinho Carioca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luisinho Carioca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliézer Teixeira in the 12th minute of play. Victor Paulista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 14 minutes, Rubinho Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the QseNda and the Maristella SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Maristella SS booed when QseNda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubinho Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute of the match, Allan Abreu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Victor Paulista was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Luisinho Carioca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Antunes in the 20th minute of play. In the 28th minute of the match Cauan Hames sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luisinho Carioca skillfully saved the ball. After 32 minutes of play QseNda's Rubinho Costa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The audience thought a goal was coming when Allan Abreu got free with Victor Paulista in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victor Paulista didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Allan Abreu went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliézer Teixeira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliézer Teixeira got free with Luisinho Carioca in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luisinho Carioca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edson Antunes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 55 minute of play. Eliézer Teixeira in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luisinho Carioca, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 62 minutes into the game, Erik Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maristella SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave QseNda the free kick. Erik Neves hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Victor Paulista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson Terra, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. If Emerson Terra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Flávio Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Emerson Terra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victor Paulista was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Luisinho Carioca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliézer Teixeira in the 88th minute. If Eliézer Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Abreu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victor Paulista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.