League Play-Off

Estádio Janauba
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Janauba's Adolfo Arantes got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Anderson Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anderson Fernandez made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Diogo Melo sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Feijoal's goalkeeper Anderson Fernandez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arlindo de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavinho Machado in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Janauba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hílton Fernandes to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Flavinho Machado 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. Flavinho Machado got in the 18th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Arlindo de Castro handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After some careless play in the Feijoal defense, Diogo Melo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anderson Fernandez. The Feijoal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anderson Fernandez should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Janauba's Adolfo Arantes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anderson Fernandez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 28 played minutes Feijoal got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Cearense. In the 31st minute, Jairo Melo 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. In the 33rdth minute of the game Flavinho Machado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Janauba's Arlindo de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Jairo Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Feijoal's supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Melo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo de Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Flavinho Machado came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Feijoal 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 Flavinho Machado couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Janauba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Feijoal:s goal. If Flavinho Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Adolfo Arantes made the kick off in the second half. Flavinho Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th minute, Flavinho Machado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arlindo de Castro. The goal made the score 1-4. Jairo Melo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Jairo Melo could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Arlindo de Castro however easily saved by the left post. If Diogo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jairo Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, Hílton Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jairo Melo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Arlindo de Castro made a huge save. Arlindo de Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavinho Machado in the 79th minute of the match. After 83 played minutes Feijoal got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fabiano Cearense. If Adolfo Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Janauba fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Feijoal were clearly better and deserved to take the win.