League Play-Off

Coitezeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When Hílton Leal came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Seribinha FC 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 Hílton Leal couldn't finish the play. When Gilberto da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Coitezeira EC 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 Gilberto da Silva couldn't finish the play. Hílton Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Duarte Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guto de Mendonça charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guto de Mendonça the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Coitezeira EC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Guto de Mendonça hit a great ball. Arlindo Goiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Seribinha FC's Murilo Meira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duarte Passos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Duarte Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Meira in the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 played minutes Coitezeira EC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Saraiva. If Hílton Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hílton Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hílton Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Duarte Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilberto da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Seribinha FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Arlindo Goiano scored to the left of an out of position Romário Recife, making the score, 1-0. Murilo Meira's late challenge caught a Coitezeira EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murilo Meira helped the player get up and apologised. Murilo Meira hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Seribinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto da Silva came free, but Romário Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilberto da Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Romário Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hílton Leal made a kick off. Murilo Meiras short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Duarte Passos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arlindo Goiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Guto de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Douglas Prestes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Seribinha FC's Mazinho Novaes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 73rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Duarte Passos but with some difficulty. Romário Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arlindo Goiano in the 74th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, César Ceresso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Coitezeira EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seribinha FC the free kick. César Ceresso hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Hílton Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Duarte Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murilo Meira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Duarte Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hílton Leal came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Seribinha FC 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 Hílton Leal couldn't finish the play. Coitezeira EC's Duarte Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton Leal in the 92nd minute of play. Murilo Meira in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Duarte Passos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Seribinha FC's zone, Gilberto da Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romário Recife came out of the goal and Gilberto da Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.