League Play-Off

Tabainha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bernardinho Gaspar kicked off to start the match. Leonardo Guedes might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eurico Leite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonardo Guedes ran back to his position shaking his head. Dionísio Rosa hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Surubabel's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Campidelis came free, but Eurico Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes Tabainha SC got a freekick which was hit by Gerson Campidelis. If Leonardo Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 minutes of play, Surubabel's Bernardinho Gaspar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juvenal Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juvenal Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Quintal in the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Pena during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Surubabel's Carlos Pena got a free kick in the 28th minute. Bernardinho Gaspar hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Surubabel's zone, Gerson Campidelis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico Leite came out of the goal and Gerson Campidelis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Gerson Campidelis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabainha SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerson Campidelis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eurico Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th minute, Serginho Dante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerson Campidelis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerson Campidelis to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gerson Campidelis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eurico Leite was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Eurico Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Campidelis in the 55th minute of the match. Eurico Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Campidelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Mané Coutinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabainha SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Surubabel the free kick. Mané Coutinho hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Bernardinho Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serginho Dante hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 67thth minute of the game Leonardo Guedes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Surubabel's Eurico Leite was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Surubabel's Eurico Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Campidelis in the 68th minute of play. Eurico Leite didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonardo Guedes went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. When Celsinho Quintal came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Surubabel 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 Celsinho Quintal couldn't finish the play. Eurico Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Celsinho Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Surubabel's supporters rose to their feet, but Celsinho Quintal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juvenal Brito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 81 played minutes Tabainha SC got a freekick which was hit by Mané Coutinho. If Bernardinho Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Tabainha SC's Juvenal Brito got control of the ball when Celsinho Quintal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celsinho Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Tabainha SC's goalkeeper Juvenal Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celsinho Quintal. If Leonardo Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonardo Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Eurico Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.