League Play-Off

Arena Hurricane
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Patrick Goiano kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Mantenopolis's José Paulo Cardoso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hortêncio Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Cardoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hortêncio Cunha was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Mantenopolis's Wágner Novaes got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Umberto Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Goiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Hortêncio Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Novaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hortêncio Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Cardoso in the 16th minute of the match. When José Paulo Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Mantenopolis 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 José Paulo Cardoso couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute José Paulo Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Paulo Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Paulo Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Hortêncio Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hortêncio Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. José Paulo Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mantenopolis's Wágner Novaes in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clube Atlético Paranaense's goalie prevented a goal. Hortêncio Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mantenopolis's Umberto Fernandez got control of the ball when Reginaldo Paraense tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44th minute José Paulo Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wágner Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 48 minutes, Murilo Pernambucano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Atlético Paranaense and the Mantenopolis players grew even worse after the yellow card. Murilo Pernambucano hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wágner Novaes made a kick off. Reginaldo Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto Fernandez having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Paranaense's Cesinha Nascimento got a free kick in the 57th minute. Reginaldo Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto Fernandez having to interfere. If Wágner Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dadá Tande's late challenge caught a Clube Atlético Paranaense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dadá Tande helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Clube Atlético Paranaense booed when Mantenopolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dadá Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. Umberto Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Goiano in the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Mantenopolis's goalkeeper Umberto Fernandez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Patrick Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Clube Atlético Paranaense 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 Patrick Goiano couldn't finish the play. José Paulo Cardoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Hortêncio Cunha made a huge save. If Wágner Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-1 became the score in the 80th minute when José Paulo Cardoso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When José Paulo Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Mantenopolis 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 José Paulo Cardoso couldn't finish the play. Reginaldo Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reginaldo Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clube Atlético Paranaense's Rubinho Romero couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 95th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mantenopolis. Umberto Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Baiano in the 97th minute of play.