League Play-Off

Abacaxi Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Júlio Castro hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 5 played minutes Bucéfalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernandão Damião. The long shot by Tony Mendes in the 5th minute really tested Cláudio Taffarel's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Bonifacio Loi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Bonifacio Loi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Castro in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the Guaraçai Esporte Clube defense, Júlio Castro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bonifacio Loi. The Guaraçai Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bonifacio Loi should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Guaraçai Esporte Clube defense, Baltazar Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bonifacio Loi. The Guaraçai Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bonifacio Loi should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute, Júlio Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bucéfalo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Bonifacio Loi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Pernambucano in the 28th minute of play. A collision led to Guaraçai Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lauro Oliveira hit a great ball. Bonifacio Loi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltazar Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Júlio Castro took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bonifacio Loi. Bonifacio Loi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Charles in the 43rd minute of play. Bonifacio Loi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baltazar Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Wellington Charles made the kick off in the second half. Cláudio Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauro Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Guaraçai Esporte Clube's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Júlio Castro 58 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-6. With a little luck, Guaraçai Esporte Clube's Bonifacio Loi got control of the ball when Baltazar Carvalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Guaraçai Esporte Clube defense, Baltazar Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bonifacio Loi. The Guaraçai Esporte Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bonifacio Loi should have stopped the shot. Bonifacio Loi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The supporters of Bucéfalo FC booed when Guaraçai Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauro Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Guaraçai Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Lauro Oliveira hit a great ball. Cristian Leme charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Leme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristian Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Baltazar Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 74 minutes into the match, Baltazar Carvalho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bonifacio Loi, 0-8. 80 minutes into the match, Wellington Charles notched a goal, 1-8, to the right of Bucéfalo FC's Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Carvalho in the 85th minute of play forced Guaraçai Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Bonifacio Loi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cláudio Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bonifacio Loi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Branco in the 92nd minute. The Bucéfalo FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bucéfalo FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.