League Play-Off

Suico
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walmir Araújo kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Tales Pires mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Suico and the Uniflor EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Suico getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tales Pires hit a great ball. Suico's Ademar Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Tróia in the 4th minute of play. Uniflor EC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aílton Félix 7 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Suico's Ademar Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Tróia in the 11th minute of play. If Walmir Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Walmir Araújo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Suico's Ademar Falcão. Ademar Falcão was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 20 minutes, Aílton Félix managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Suico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aílton Félix was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aílton Félix's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Nicolas de Barros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Uniflor EC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Danilo Meirelles hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Jonas Paraense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas de Barros. Uniflor EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonas Paraense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 28 played minutes Suico got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Linhares. In the 32ndth minute of the game Walmir Araújo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Suico's Ademar Falcão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sérgio Linhares fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Suico's protests and gave Sérgio Linhares a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Suico's Sérgio Linhares got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Belmiro Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jonas Paraense scored 3-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicolas de Barros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Walmir Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmir Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Suico booed when Uniflor EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmir Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aílton Félix made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Uniflor EC's goalkeeper Nicolas de Barros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Aílton Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Uniflor EC's Belmiro Tróia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ademar Falcão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ademar Falcão made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Belmiro Tróia sent off a good shot on target. Uniflor EC's Belmiro Tróia got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Paraense in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolas de Barros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ademar Falcão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Belmiro Tróia went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 76th minute Walmir Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademar Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aílton Félix in the 79th minute of play forced Uniflor EC's goalkeeper Nicolas de Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Belmiro Tróia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th match minute, Suico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Linhares to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Suico's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Araújo came free, but Ademar Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.