League Play-Off

Caldebrazza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Xavier Sabrosa elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Caldebrazza's Roch Pliszka got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alessandro Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Bernardo Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xapetuba Futebol Clube made a substitution. Doni Paraíba replaced Flávio Matos. After a rather tough play, Caldebrazza's Hugo Lucian got a free kick in the 19th minute. After 20 played minutes, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Marcelo Coutinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alessandro Linares came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Xapetuba Futebol Clube reached it. Hugo Lucian's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tiaguinho da Cunha firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Xapetuba Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Danilo Dionísio hit a great ball. In the 30th match minute, Xapetuba Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doni Paraíba to maneuver through the defense. Alessandro Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Rodrigues in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34thth minute of the game Adriano Rodrigues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caldebrazza's Alessandro Linares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Sabrosa in the 37th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Adriano Rodrigues notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Caldebrazza's Alessandro Linares. Alessandro Linares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adriano Rodrigues made a kick off. Zé Roberto Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tiaguinho da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Caldebrazza's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Soares came free, but Alessandro Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessandro Linares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardo Soares went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Sabrosa in the 65th minute of play forced Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Doni Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alessandro Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Paraíba in the 70th minute of the match. 74 minutes into the game, Caldebrazza's Geraldo Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiaguinho da Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 78th match minute, Caldebrazza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Lucian to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Hugo Lucian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute Adriano Rodrigues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Neiva in the 84th minute of play forced Caldebrazza's goalkeeper Alessandro Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Sabrosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tiaguinho da Cunha having to make a save. In the 90th minute Xavier Sabrosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Tiaguinho da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Sabrosa in the 91st minute of play. Tiaguinho da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Sabrosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xapetuba Futebol Clube's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.