League Play-Off

Piapitangui
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Magno Paranaense made the kick off which started today's match. Magno Paranaense's late challenge caught a Nacional EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Magno Paranaense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, C.R.Flamengo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magno Paranaense to maneuver through the defense. 4 minutes into the match, Nacional EC's Eulalio Ferman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sandro Guimarães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of C.R.Flamengo booed when Nacional EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomé Diniz struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Felipe Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.R.Flamengo. João Vítor Azevedo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Eulalio Ferman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nacional EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.R.Flamengo the free kick. A collision led to Nacional EC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Eulalio Ferman hit a great ball. The Nacional EC fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Nacional EC's Eulalio Ferman 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. In the 29th minute, Eulalio Ferman 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. Eulalio Ferman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Guimarães having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eulalio Ferman in the 34th minute of play forced C.R.Flamengo's goalkeeper Sandro Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandro Guimarães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eulalio Ferman's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Eulalio Ferman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sandro Guimarães having to make a save. Sandro Guimarães came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional EC's Eulalio Ferman. But to his dismay, Eulalio Ferman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Eulalio Ferman had several of the C.R.Flamengo's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 53 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Sandro Guimarães as he didn't even see the shot coming. Eulalio Ferman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Sandro Guimarães skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Sandro Guimarães managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Nacional EC's Eulalio Ferman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Vítor Azevedo during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in C.R.Flamengo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.R.Flamengo's goalkeeper Sandro Guimarães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marco Moura might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sandro Guimarães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Moura ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomé Diniz didn't quite understand what happened when in the 78 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 80th minute, Nico de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. If Eulalio Ferman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eulalio Ferman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eulalio Ferman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Sandro Guimarães made a huge save. Nico de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Sandro Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eulalio Ferman in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sandro Guimarães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Eulalio Ferman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nacional EC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.