League Play-Off

Estádio Sangradouro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Igor Antunes kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Emerson Rezende cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gláuber Aguiar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Christiano Paraibano fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sangradouro AD's protests and gave Christiano Paraibano a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Laranja's Douglas Velasco got control of the ball when Christiano Paraibano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gláuber Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Rezende in the 16th minute of play forced Sangradouro AD's goalkeeper Gláuber Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emerson Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gláuber Aguiar having to interfere. If Igor Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Antunes struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Gláuber Aguiar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laranja. The crowd rose to their feet as Luisinho Medeiros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Douglas Velasco. That made the score 1-1 in the 39 minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Luisinho Medeiros made the kick off in the second half. João Pedro Galvão charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Pedro Galvão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sangradouro AD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Gláuber Aguiar, was totally fooled by Laranja's Ricardinho Magalhães, who 53 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Christiano Paraibano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emerson Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emerson Rezende got free with Gláuber Aguiar in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, Dito Zilles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gláuber Aguiar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Igor Antunes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 64 minute of play. Sangradouro AD's Gláuber Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Antunes in the 73rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Laranja's Igor Antunes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gláuber Aguiar. That made the score 1-4 after 76 minutes of play. In the 80th minute Igor Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gláuber Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Sangradouro AD's Christiano Paraibano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Douglas Velasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Douglas Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisinho Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luisinho Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Velasco having to interfere. Laranja's Douglas Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano Paraibano in the 87th minute of play. Douglas Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dito Zilles in the 89th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Sangradouro AD's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Oliveira came free, but Gláuber Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 99 minutes into the match, Laranja's goal looked a bit too open when Luisinho Medeiros came free, but Douglas Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Laranja had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.