League Play-Off

Estádio Macapuana
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Macapuana's Guilherme Andrade started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Guilherme Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walmir Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Jequia SS's Walmir Alagoano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Luís Pereira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benjamin Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Jaime de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Luís Pereira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Porto in the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Adalmo Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute of the match Yuri do Valle sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Luís Pereira skillfully saved the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Macapuana's goal looked a bit too open when Edinho Porto came free, but Pedro Luís Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luís Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edinho Porto went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 37 minutes into the game, Valério Romero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Macapuana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jequia SS the free kick. Edinho Porto got in the 38th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Pedro Luís Pereira handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Adalmo Bezerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jaime de Almeida having to make a save. Jaime de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Andrade in the 46th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Jequia SS's Faustão Pitta got a free kick in the 47th minute.

Guilherme Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime de Almeida having to interfere. A collision led to Jequia SS getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Charles Barreto hit a great ball. Dedé Machado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaime de Almeida. Jequia SS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Macapuana getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Valério Romero hit a great ball. In the 68th minute Edinho Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luís Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Macapuana's zone, Edinho Porto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Luís Pereira came out of the goal and Edinho Porto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Walmir Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Pereira having to interfere. Pedro Luís Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edinho Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Macapuana's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Pereira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walmir Alagoano. Adalmo Bezerra's late challenge caught a Jequia SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalmo Bezerra helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Macapuana's Adalmo Bezerra got a free kick in the 77th minute. Edinho Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Pereira having to interfere. Edinho Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Pedro Luís Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guilherme Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute, Guilherme Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Luís Pereira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Porto in the 89th minute of the match. Benjamin Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime de Almeida having to interfere. After some careless play in the Macapuana defense, Walmir Alagoano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Luís Pereira. The Macapuana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Luís Pereira should have stopped the shot. Jequia SS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.