League Play-Off

Sucesso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidney Ribeiro during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Parambu getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Sidney Ribeiro hit a great ball. When Sucesso FC's Juvenal Cabral in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Parambu's goalie prevented a goal. Sucesso FC's Vivaldo Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Couto in the 18th minute of play. Aníbal de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute Aníbal de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aníbal de Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Vivaldo Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enéas Marinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Vivaldo Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nando Vasconcelos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Secco in the 42nd minute. Dinei Vander's late challenge caught a Sucesso FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dinei Vander helped the player get up and apologised. Dinei Vander hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Juan Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aníbal de Barros made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Parambu's goal looked a bit too open when Juvenal Cabral came free, but Nando Vasconcelos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aníbal de Barros's late challenge caught a Sucesso FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aníbal de Barros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Aníbal de Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Sucesso FC's zone, Aníbal de Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vivaldo Pinho came out of the goal and Aníbal de Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Parambu's Nando Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Secco in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of Sucesso FC booed when Parambu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva Couto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nando Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Secco in the 71st minute of play. Nando Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Secco in the 73rd minute of the match. Nando Vasconcelos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juan Secco went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Nando Vasconcelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juvenal Cabral in the 77th minute of play. After 79 minutes, Agostinho Bertassi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sucesso FC and the Parambu players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sucesso FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Agostinho Bertassi hit a great ball. Enéas Marinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Vivaldo Pinho made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Juan Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sucesso FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Secco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nando Vasconcelos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Secco in the 87th minute of play forced Parambu's goalkeeper Nando Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vivaldo Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enéas Marinho in the 94th minute. Horácio Arce's late challenge caught a Parambu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horácio Arce helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Parambu booed when Sucesso FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horácio Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Aníbal de Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vivaldo Pinho was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.