League Play-Off

Estádio Cumanda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Waldir Gomes spun around in front of the goal 4 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Picarra SC's goal. After having played for 5 minutes, Júlio Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cumanda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8thth minute of the game Waldir Gomes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Picarra SC's Andrézinho Macedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Picarra SC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ronaldinho Nascimento hit a great ball. When Júlio Neves came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Cumanda 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 Júlio Neves couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Júlio Neves fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Picarra SC's Luiz Guilherme Brasil got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Júlio Neves came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Andrézinho Macedo could save by the left post. If Júlio Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dida Tróia hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cumanda getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Afonsinho Maia hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duarte Sarmento got free with Andrézinho Macedo in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Waldir Gomes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrézinho Macedo was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. When Dorian Ramalho fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Picarra SC's protests and gave Dorian Ramalho a yellow card for diving instead. Dorian Ramalho hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Picarra SC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. José Maria Leão was slow to take the kick. During this time Cumanda's players had a chance to rest. Custódio Diniz tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Andrézinho Macedo. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-0 in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Waldir Gomes made a kick off. Aluísio Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Júlio Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrézinho Macedo. Picarra SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Júlio Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Cumanda's Waldir Gomes got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th match minute, Picarra SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match José Maria Leão shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrézinho Macedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 78th minute, Waldir Gomes 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 Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Gomes in the 82nd minute of the match. Júlio Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Andrézinho Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waldir Gomes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho Macedo having to interfere. After 86 minutes, Ronaldinho Nascimento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Picarra SC and the Cumanda players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Picarra SC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ronaldinho Nascimento hit a great ball. Andrézinho Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Gomes, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Andrézinho Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldir Gomes in the 90th minute of play. Andrézinho Macedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Waldir Gomes's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. 98 minutes into the game, Duarte Sarmento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cumanda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Picarra SC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cumanda's Duarte Sarmento got a free kick in the 98th minute. When the referee ended the match the Cumanda players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.