League Play-Off

Estádio Quixariu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valdemar Freitas started the match with the kick off. Walmyr Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adriano Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Fausto Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Walmyr Lira struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Tadeu Cardozo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Quixariu EC. With an all-out effort, Quixariu EC's Tadeu Cardozo threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gilvan Toscano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tadeu Cardozo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Walmyr Lira in the 24th minute. Walmyr Lira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeu Cardozo having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Princeza SC's goalkeeper Tadeu Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walmyr Lira. After a defensive mix-up in Princeza SC's zone, Walmyr Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tadeu Cardozo came out of the goal and Walmyr Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Walmyr Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tadeu Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Walmyr Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Tadeu Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilvan Toscano to strike the kick off in the second half. Walmyr Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Tadeu Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Princeza SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olavo Urbano to maneuver through the defense. Tadeu Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Adriano Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Fausto Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Valdemar Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Walmyr Lira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Quixariu EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Fausto Luz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adriano Ferraz went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 74th minute Valdemar Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Walmyr Lira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeu Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quixariu EC's Fausto Luz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Freitas in the 84th minute of play. When Adriano Ferraz came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Princeza SC 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 Adriano Ferraz couldn't finish the play. After 93 minutes, Olavo Urbano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Princeza SC and the Quixariu EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Princeza SC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.