League Play-Off

Construtores Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, Crazy Diamond F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauro Rocha to maneuver through the defense. Washington Moreno, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Cipriano Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crazy Diamond F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Cipriano Baptista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dinei Paraibano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Sebastião de Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dinei Paraibano was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Eurico Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero de Brito in the 13th minute of play. Lauro Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Eurico Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastião de Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastião de Queirós in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dinei Paraibano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dinei Paraibano had great luck who in the 26thth minute grab hold of the ball when Sebastião de Queirós from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When Crazy Diamond F.C's Cipriano Baptista in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rocha FC's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Paulo de Brito's late challenge caught a Rocha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Paulo de Brito helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th match minute, Crazy Diamond F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Paulo de Brito to maneuver through the defense. When Rocha FC's Cícero de Brito in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crazy Diamond F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Luís Guilherme Lara hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The audience was convinced that Sebastião de Queirós's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dinei Paraibano was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Álvaro Zanette charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Zanette the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th match minute, Rocha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Zanette to maneuver through the defense. Davi Lucas's late challenge caught a Rocha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davi Lucas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute Cipriano Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinei Paraibano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute of the match Washington Moreno shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eurico Velasco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Crazy Diamond F.C's zone, Cícero de Brito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Velasco came out of the goal and Cícero de Brito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rocha FC's Dinei Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Baptista in the 84th minute of play. Rocha FC's Dinei Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Baptista in the 85th minute of play. If Sebastião de Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 90 minutes into the match, Rocha FC's Jefferson Donato sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eurico Velasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jefferson Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastião de Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dinei Paraibano having to interfere. With a little luck, Crazy Diamond F.C's Eurico Velasco got control of the ball when Jefferson Donato tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Rocha FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.