League Play-Off

Estádio Manducas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Luiz da Mata got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Elias Torres left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Princesa SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Rômulo Dante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eriberto Cabral in the 8th minute. Pedro Luiz da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 14 played minutes Princesa SS got a freekick which was hit by Joélson Duarte. Eriberto Cabral struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Rômulo Dante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manducas SC. Paulinho Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias Martins in the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Pedro Luiz da Mata put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rômulo Dante. Oséias Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Paulinho Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oséias Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Paulinho Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oséias Martins made a kick off. Eriberto Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Rômulo Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eriberto Cabral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rômulo Dante having to make a save. Pedro Luiz da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Eriberto Cabral made a precise shot to the right of Rômulo Dante. Princesa SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Princesa SS's goalkeeper Rômulo Dante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Elias Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Princesa SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulinho Netto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ronaldão Furtado's late challenge caught a Manducas SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronaldão Furtado helped the player get up and apologised. Ronaldão Furtado hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Pedro Luiz da Mata's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rômulo Dante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. If Pedro Luiz da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rômulo Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eriberto Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Paulinho Netto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elias Torres went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.