League Play-Off

Estádio Goianinha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Nilopolis's Anderson Urbano 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. In the 3rd minute, Anderson Urbano 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. Célio Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomás da Cunha's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Digo Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Digo Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Digo Tróia kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Célio Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anderson Urbano's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Goianinha's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Urbano came free, but Célio Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Goianinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juvenal Valle to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute Tomás da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Célio Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Anderson Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Célio Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Dinei Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Eriberto Alagoano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Célio Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Célio Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Tomás da Cunha struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Célio Fernandez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nilopolis. If Tomás da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Goianinha's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Urbano came free, but Célio Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Goianinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juvenal Valle to maneuver through the defense. Anderson Urbano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Célio Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romário Moraes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Goianinha's goalkeeper Célio Fernandez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomás da Cunha. In the 54th minute, Dinei Pires 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 55th minute, Romário Moraes made a precise shot to the right of Eriberto Alagoano. Nilopolis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 61st minute, Davi Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eriberto Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Moraes in the 62nd minute of the match. Goianinha's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Anderson Urbano scored to the left of an out of position Célio Fernandez, making the score, 1-2. Eriberto Alagoano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinei Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Nilopolis's goal looked a bit too open when Romário Moraes came free, but Eriberto Alagoano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dinei Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Alagoano having to interfere. Romário Moraes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eriberto Alagoano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Goianinha's goalkeeper Célio Fernandez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dinei Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eriberto Alagoano having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Nilopolis's Anderson Urbano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Célio Fernandez. Célio Fernandez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 93rd minute of the match Marcelinho Vasconcelos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eriberto Alagoano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nilopolis eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.