League Play-Off

Alegres
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardinho Dantas kicked off to start the match. LURAFA's Luís Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guilherme Valladares came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by LURAFA's Kaká Martins. But to his dismay, Kaká Martins quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Juvenal de Carvalho made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Alegres's Davi Oliveira. In the 23rd minute Bernardinho Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guilherme Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Cearense in the 26th minute of play. A throw-in in the 28th minute of the game was made by Zé Carlos do Nascimento with Luís Cearense as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Guilherme Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Luís Cearense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guilherme Valladares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Bernardinho Dantas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Alan França skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind LURAFA's goalkeeper Alan França, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Alegres getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Amauri Teixeira hit a great ball. After the first half LURAFA were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Cearense was the one to do the kick off. If Bernardinho Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. LURAFA's Alan França played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho Dantas in the 54th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amauri Teixeira during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amauri Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Téo Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the LURAFA defense, Bernardinho Dantas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alan França. The LURAFA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alan França should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the match, Alegres's goalkeeper Guilherme Valladares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kaká Martins. Bernardinho Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Alan França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alegres's goalkeeper Guilherme Valladares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Luís Cearense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Guilherme Valladares. The goal made the score 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LURAFA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.