League Play-Off

Prata
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco Tinoco kicked off to start the match. Tiaguinho Nunes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Paulinho Trancoso made a huge save. Rubens Leme took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Murilo Paraibano. Murilo Paraibano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Paulinho Trancoso made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Tiaguinho Nunes sent off a good shot on target. Marco Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulinho Trancoso having to interfere. Prata AD's Marco Tinoco got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Brasileiras's goalkeeper Paulinho Trancoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiaguinho Nunes. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Tinoco in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulinho Trancoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Glauco Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Paulinho Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Brasileiras getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Luís Valle hit a great ball. Durvalino Ferraz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paulinho Trancoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marco Tinoco's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Marco Tinoco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulinho Trancoso. That made the score 1-1 in the 44 minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Marco Tinoco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Prata AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brasileiras the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Prata AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Durvalino Ferraz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paulinho Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiaguinho Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiaguinho Nunes struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Paulinho Trancoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prata AD. Murilo Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Rubens Leme sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute Marco Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulinho Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Marco Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Marco Tinoco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulinho Trancoso was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 72nd minute, Guga Esteves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Tinoco in the 81st minute of play forced Brasileiras's goalkeeper Paulinho Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th match minute, Brasileiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nando Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. Paulinho Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiaguinho Nunes in the 89th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Marco Tinoco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulinho Trancoso. Brasileiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Tinoco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Prata AD's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.