League Play-Off

Jiquiri
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessandro Seco started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Deivid Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Manchester city booed when Jiquiri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovânio Britto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Jiquiri's Benedito Queirós nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juarês Hames made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 22 minutes into the game, Ismael Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dedê Figueiredo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hugo Mota hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match Chico de Medeiros sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dedê Figueiredo skillfully saved the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Jiquiri's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Seco came free, but Dedê Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Benedito Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Jiquiri booed when Manchester city was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chico de Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Vasconcelos in the 42nd minute of play forced Manchester city's goalkeeper Juarês Hames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when David de Medeiros got free with Juarês Hames in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 45 minutes, David de Medeiros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jiquiri and the Manchester city players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alessandro Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Dedê Figueiredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kauan Vasconcelos made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Alessandro Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester city's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessandro Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dedê Figueiredo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dadá Azevedo struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Dedê Figueiredo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester city. If Alessandro Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Jiquiri's goalkeeper Dedê Figueiredo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Seco. The supporters of Manchester city booed when Jiquiri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deivid Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Fernão Saraiva sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dedê Figueiredo skillfully saved the ball. Juarês Hames didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Jiquiri's Deivid Viana shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 68th minute, Dadá Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Paraíba made in the 73rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Manchester city's Chico de Medeiros. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manchester city's goalkeeper Juarês Hames, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chico de Medeiros during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Chico de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês Hames having to interfere. 83 minutes into the game, David de Medeiros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Juarês Hames was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 91st minute, David de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manchester city's Juarês Hames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kauan Vasconcelos in the 93rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovânio Britto during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jiquiri fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Jiquiri succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Manchester city had controlled the match.