League Play-Off

Ex Tadio
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hudson Corrêa kicked off to start the match. Nico Secco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Luís Albuquerque in the 3rd minute. Enrique Pires took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrézinho Gaspar. Andrézinho Gaspar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, MaraBaly's goalkeeper Nico Secco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Luís Albuquerque. In the 11th minute, Pedro Luís Albuquerque 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. Andrézinho Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Pires in the 14th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arthur Souto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrézinho Gaspar was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. If Otávio Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arthur Souto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jano Sampaio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andrézinho Gaspar. Hot Dog's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andrézinho Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Souto, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Arthur Souto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrézinho Gaspar. Hot Dog's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arthur Souto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. MaraBaly's Arthur Souto got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andrézinho Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Souto in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Kiko Fantini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arthur Souto to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, MaraBaly's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Rodrigues came free, but Nico Secco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in MaraBaly's zone, Hudson Corrêa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nico Secco came out of the goal and Hudson Corrêa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Gustavo Valadares hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, Hot Dog's Pedro Luís Albuquerque sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nico Secco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nico Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luís Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Pedro Luís Albuquerque sped through MaraBaly's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nico Secco. When Hot Dog's Pedro Luís Albuquerque in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MaraBaly's goalie prevented a goal. MaraBaly's Nico Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Albuquerque in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Arthur Souto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MaraBaly's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arthur Souto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arthur Souto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Andrézinho Gaspar made a huge save. After 80 played minutes Hot Dog got a freekick which was hit by Hudson Corrêa. José Maria Falcão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrézinho Gaspar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Andrézinho Gaspar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kiko Fantini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 83 minute of play. Andrézinho Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Arthur Souto took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Andrézinho Gaspar to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hudson Corrêa in the 93rd minute of play forced MaraBaly's goalkeeper Nico Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hot Dog's goalkeeper Andrézinho Gaspar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MaraBaly's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.