League Play-Off

Estádio Neto
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilton Rosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Maurício Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wiliam Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 8 in the game by Zeca Leal from a close distance when the talented Cícero Loyola managed to make a qualified save. Arrecifes FC's players were relieved. In the 9th minute Maurício Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wiliam Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Wilton Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the S.E.PALMEIRAS 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 Wilton Rosa couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Maurício Mello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wiliam Pimenta. S.E.PALMEIRAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maurício Mello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cícero Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Rosa in the 14th minute of the match. If Gilson Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cícero Loyola was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilton Rosa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 23 minute of play. In the 25th minute, Wilton Rosa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cícero Loyola made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Zeca Leal sent off a good shot on target. Arrecifes FC's Cícero Loyola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Arrecifes FC from getting a goal against them. Zeca Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Cícero Loyola made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, S.E.PALMEIRAS's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio da Costa came free, but Wiliam Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dagoberto Correia's late challenge caught a Arrecifes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dagoberto Correia helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to S.E.PALMEIRAS getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Dagoberto Correia hit a great ball. Wiliam Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Dante during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zeca Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Cícero Loyola made a huge save. After a rather tough play, S.E.PALMEIRAS's Felipe Britto got a free kick in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maurício Mello made a kick off. Dagoberto Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cícero Loyola having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Zeca Leal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cícero Loyola was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Cícero Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaltino Nunes in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Arrecifes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca Leal came free, but Cícero Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cícero Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Wilton Rosa took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cícero Loyola. Cícero Loyola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Cícero Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeca Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Cícero Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Wiliam Pimenta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Mello in the 75th minute of the match. Wiliam Pimenta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hortêncio da Costa in the 76th minute of the match. Cícero Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Isaltino Nunes made a precise shot to the right of Cícero Loyola. Arrecifes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Leal in the 84th minute of play forced Arrecifes FC's goalkeeper Cícero Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cícero Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton Rosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Henrique Barreto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arrecifes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.E.PALMEIRAS the free kick. In the 89th minute, Henrique Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton Rosa in the 90th minute of play forced Arrecifes FC's goalkeeper Cícero Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 minutes, Zeca Leal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E.PALMEIRAS and the Arrecifes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes S.E.PALMEIRAS got a freekick which was hit by Zeca Leal. When Hortêncio da Costa came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Arrecifes FC 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 Hortêncio da Costa couldn't finish the play. Cícero Loyola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilton Rosa went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Arrecifes FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.