League Play-Off

Estádio Caracatica
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmílson Borges started the match with the kick off. A collision led to TacaraCatica FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jaime Tinoco hit a great ball. Marquinhos Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Benjamin Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Edmílson Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alan dos Santos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Benjamin Castro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Edmílson Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Edmílson Borges came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the TacaraCatica FC 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 Edmílson Borges couldn't finish the play. Benjamin Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Alan dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Benjamin Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Violeta booed when TacaraCatica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin Castro was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Edmílson Borges capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edmílson Borges really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Alan dos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Castro was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Benjamin Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmílson Borges in the 53rd minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, TacaraCatica FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Paulo Gomes. Rodolfo Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dênis Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquinhos Santana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Didi Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Benjamin Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alan dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Antônio Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edmílson Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmílson Borges might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benjamin Castro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmílson Borges ran back to his position shaking his head. Benjamin Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Santana in the 76th minute of the match. If Edmílson Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmílson Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elder Chaves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Castro having to interfere. Benjamin Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmílson Borges in the 86th minute of play. Violeta's Benjamin Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Borges in the 88th minute of play. Rodolfo Queiroz made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when João Paulo Gomes sent off a good shot on target. TacaraCatica FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.