League Play-Off

Estádio Desempenho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yu Xi Fei got the match started through his kick off. Alfredão da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Breno Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiaguinho Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Renan de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Desempenho getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ezequiel do Vale hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agenor Zilles in the 12th minute of play forced Desempenho's goalkeeper Alfredão da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Desempenho's Renan de Andrade threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Robinho Hames, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Robinho Hames sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Desempenho's goal looked a bit too open when Simão Breckenfeld came free, but Alfredão da Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Tiaguinho Arósio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Assurua's goalkeeper Renan de Andrade had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yu Xi Fei. After a rather tough play, Assurua's Valdemar França got a free kick in the 37th minute. Yu Xi Fei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Renan de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robinho Hames sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Robinho Hames managed to get in a good position for a shot. Desempenho's supporters rose to their feet, but Robinho Hames was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan de Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simão Breckenfeld to make the kick off. Renan de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Xi Fei in the 53rd minute of play. Renan de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiaguinho Arósio in the 59th minute of the match. Renan de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Nascimento in the 68th minute of the match. If Robinho Hames had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renan de Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yu Xi Fei's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Tiaguinho Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Renan de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Gipuzkoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Yu Xi Fei managed to get in a good position for a shot. Desempenho's supporters rose to their feet, but Yu Xi Fei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renan de Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute, Tiaguinho Arósio 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. Assurua's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.