League Play-Off

Estádio Caripare
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alessandro Maciel took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Manfredo Linhares 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Neiva in the 6th minute of play forced Parrapato's goalkeeper Luiz Paulo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessandro Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alessandro Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesinha Prestes having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Alessandro Maciel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesinha Prestes was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Valério Branco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Luiz Paulo Neves made a huge save. Luiz Paulo Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Neiva in the 17th minute of the match. Luiz Paulo Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Valério Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 21 played minutes Parrapato got a freekick which was hit by Belmiro Pontes. Pedrinho Massa shot from long distance in the 22nd minute, but Luiz Paulo Neves was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 24th minute, Jorge Neiva reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luiz Paulo Neves. The goal made the score 1-0. Alessandro Maciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Cesinha Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesinha Prestes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manfredo Linhares went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Valério Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Neiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Paulo Neves having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jorge Neiva to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Parrapato's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Neiva came free, but Luiz Paulo Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Vito de Godoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Elano Pernambucano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oséas Jacinto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cesinha Prestes. Caripare's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Luiz Paulo Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valério Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Neiva in the 75th minute of play forced Parrapato's goalkeeper Luiz Paulo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Pernambucano hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Luiz Paulo Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Branco in the 78th minute of the match. Jorge Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valério Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Parrapato's goalkeeper Luiz Paulo Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Caripare were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Parrapato for a fine match.