League Play-Off

Parnaiba
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kléberson Teles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kléberson Teles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Geovani Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Castro's late challenge caught a Imbura's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Castro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Imbura booed when Parnaiba SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kléberson Teles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vivaldo de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Osvaldo Nóbrega was a little too slow when Josué de Barros got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. Vivaldo de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. When Imbura's Pedrão Cardoso in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Parnaiba SS's goalie prevented a goal. 22 minutes into the match, Parnaiba SS's goal looked a bit too open when Kléberson Teles came free, but Geovani Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Josué de Barros fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Cássio Vidal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Osvaldo Nóbrega made a huge save. After 26 minutes, Luiz Fábio de Alcântara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imbura and the Parnaiba SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Cássio Vidal came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Parnaiba SS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cássio Vidal couldn't finish the play. Kléberson Teles 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, Parnaiba SS's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrão Cardoso came free, but Geovani Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Imbura's Osvaldo Nóbrega got control of the ball when Cássio Vidal tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Josué de Barros dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Osvaldo Nóbrega, 2-0. Parnaiba SS's Geovani Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléberson Teles in the 42nd minute of play. Imbura's Pedrão Cardoso got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 45 played minutes Imbura got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Borges. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Josué de Barros was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Imbura defense, Josué de Barros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvaldo Nóbrega. The Imbura fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvaldo Nóbrega should have stopped the shot. In the last second Geovani Paraíba throw himself and got hold of the ball when Kléberson Teles in the 59thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 61st minute, Imbura's Kléberson Teles dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vivaldo de Souza during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute Cássio Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovani Paraíba was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Kléberson Teles capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kléberson Teles really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Osvaldo Nóbrega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josué de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Parnaiba SS's Geovani Paraíba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Parnaiba SS from getting a goal against them. Pedrão Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cássio Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Nóbrega having to interfere. If Cássio Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 minutes, Mauro Borges mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imbura and the Parnaiba SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Imbura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Borges to maneuver through the defense. Josué de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Osvaldo Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josué de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Osvaldo Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Imbura getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Arí Seco hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Josué de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Osvaldo Nóbrega was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Parnaiba SS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.