League Play-Off

Oquinimia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilberto Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 played minutes Oquinimia SS got a freekick which was hit by Chiquinho Sarmento. Renatinho de Lara came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Tambequi's Gilberto Lima. But to his dismay, Gilberto Lima quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Renatinho de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Lima in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, Oquinimia SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chiquinho Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. When Gilberto Lima came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Tambequi 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 Gilberto Lima couldn't finish the play. Serafim Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Renatinho de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serafim Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renatinho de Lara having to interfere. Oquinimia SS's Renatinho de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Lima in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Oquinimia SS getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Pedro Luís Barbosa hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Gilberto Lima notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Oquinimia SS's Renatinho de Lara. Renatinho de Lara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 33 minutes into the match, Oquinimia SS's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Lima came free, but Renatinho de Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Renatinho de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafim Mendes in the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Serafim Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tambequi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half Tambequi were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Luís Barbosa to make the kick off. Renatinho de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Lima in the 53rd minute of play. If Gilberto Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Gilberto Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renatinho de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafim Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Renatinho de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renatinho de Lara was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chico Paraíba showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 61 minute of play. Gilberto Lima received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Renatinho de Lara came out and tried to block the shot, but Gilberto Lima slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 65th minute. Oquinimia SS's Renatinho de Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Lima in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Oquinimia SS's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Lima came free, but Renatinho de Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serafim Mendes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Renatinho de Lara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Serafim Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Oquinimia SS's Renatinho de Lara got control of the ball when Serafim Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes in the game, Serafim Mendes fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Renatinho de Lara having to interfere. Serafim Mendes struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Renatinho de Lara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tambequi. The Oquinimia SS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tambequi were clearly better and deserved to take the win.