League Play-Off

Maracana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dito Moraes made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeu Diniz in the 9th minute of play forced Ripway Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Joonatan Engelberchs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benê Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Valdomiro Soeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joonatan Engelberchs was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 15th minute Roberto Zonta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joonatan Engelberchs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Valdomiro Soeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corinthians fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Gonçalo Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ripway Futebol Clube's Gonçalo Santos got a free kick in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ripway Futebol Clube's zone, Valdomiro Soeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joonatan Engelberchs came out of the goal and Valdomiro Soeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Aparecido in the 32nd minute of play forced Ripway Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Joonatan Engelberchs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dito Moraes hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Tadeu Diniz notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Ripway Futebol Clube's Joonatan Engelberchs. Joonatan Engelberchs was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tadeu Diniz to strike the kick off in the second half. Ripway Futebol Clube's Benê Alagoano got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artur Vergílio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dito Moraes in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeu Diniz in the 65th minute of play forced Ripway Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Joonatan Engelberchs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Valdomiro Soeiro made a precise shot to the right of Joonatan Engelberchs. Ripway Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel-Benjamin Pinheiro during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Proença in the 86th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Artur Vergílio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdomiro Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Joonatan Engelberchs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Bonato hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Corinthians'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.