League Play-Off

Maraca Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Patrick Brito kicked off to start the match. Marau's Luiz Fernando Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Brito in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Little Parks FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Chico Messias hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Porto in the 10th minute of play forced Little Parks FC's goalkeeper Baltazar Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Durvalino Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Brito in the 13th minute of play forced Marau's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Rafinha Gonçalves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marau's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Patrick Brito scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Fernando Duarte, making the score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Marau's Lúcio Dantas got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 27th match minute, Marau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléberson Guimarães to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Frédson Maranhense sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Marau's Luiz Fernando Duarte didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, Marau's Iuri Campidelis got a free kick in the 29th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Washington Passos during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Marau's Washington Passos got a free kick in the 30th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Little Parks FC's Frédson Maranhense tried to score from far away in the 31st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Patrick Brito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luiz Fernando Duarte came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Little Parks FC's Rafinha Gonçalves. But to his dismay, Rafinha Gonçalves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Patrick Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fernando Duarte having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anselmo Motta to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Patrick Brito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marau's Luiz Fernando Duarte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Marau booed when Little Parks FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafinha Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseu Arantes during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Little Parks FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Eliseu Arantes hit a great ball. Luiz Fernando Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafinha Gonçalves in the 57th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Rafinha Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Little Parks FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafinha Gonçalves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fernando Duarte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Fernando Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Brito in the 60th minute of play. Baltazar Mesquita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Rafinha Gonçalves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Patrick Brito notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Marau's Luiz Fernando Duarte. Luiz Fernando Duarte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Patrick Brito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Little Parks FC's Rafinha Gonçalves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Fernando Duarte narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Chico Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Baltazar Mesquita was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anselmo Motta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 97 minute of play.