League Play-Off

Maracanã
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 8 minutes into the match, Ariranha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Adilson Bittencourt came free, but Betinho Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ediberto Mesquita came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Spanta Praga 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 Ediberto Mesquita couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Bastos in the 14th minute of play forced Spanta Praga's goalkeeper Norberto Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Bastos in the 19th minute of play forced Spanta Praga's goalkeeper Norberto Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Cido Bastos made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Spanta Praga's Norberto Borges tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Spanta Praga getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jeferson Hermes hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Cido Bastos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Norberto Borges was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cido Bastos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Ariranha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Edu Soeiro came free, but Betinho Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Spanta Praga! Spanta Praga's Adilson Bittencourt got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Spanta Praga's Edu Soeiro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Ariranha AD's João Augusto Carvalho got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 87th minute Cido Bastos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Borges saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ediberto Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Betinho Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adilson Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adilson Bittencourt in the 97th minute of play forced Ariranha AD's goalkeeper Betinho Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ariranha AD eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.