League Play-Off

Estádio Escadinha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adelino Arruda took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mateus Nóbrega kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving João Pedro Fernandes. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Adelino Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Fernandes having to interfere. João Pedro Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cururipe's João Pedro Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateus Nóbrega in the 17th minute of play. Cururipe's Luís Fernando Ferreira got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomé Palmeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Bezerra in the 19th minute of the match. Luís Fernando Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juninho Arantes hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Edson Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Tomé Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Pedro Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Escadinha's goal looked a bit too open when Edson Bezerra came free, but Tomé Palmeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adelino Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, Cururipe's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Arruda came free, but João Pedro Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Pedro Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Arruda in the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cururipe's zone, Mateus Nóbrega stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Fernandes came out of the goal and Mateus Nóbrega tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cururipe's João Pedro Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Arruda in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Luís Fernando Ferreira made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Cururipe's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Arruda came free, but João Pedro Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Escadinha's Juninho Arantes got a free kick in the 54th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Cururipe's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Arruda came free, but João Pedro Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Mateus Nóbrega sped through Cururipe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Pedro Fernandes. Mateus Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Fernandes having to interfere. Iuri Quaresma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Fernandes having to interfere. Mateus Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Fernandes having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Cururipe's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Arruda came free, but João Pedro Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Jarbas de Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Vítor Tande charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Vítor Tande the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Pedro Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Arruda in the 83rd minute of the match. Mateus Nóbrega blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Pedro Fernandes having to make a save. Mateus Nóbrega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adelino Arruda 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. The audience was convinced that Adelino Arruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro Fernandes was relentless in the 94th minute of the game.