League Play-Off

Estádio Tambauzinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcinho Alagoano kicked off to start the match. Guto Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Túlio Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Marova's goalkeeper Túlio Velloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guto Matos. 0-1 became the score in the 13th minute when Vito Mattos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, Marova's Túlio Velloso got control of the ball when Guto Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Marcinho Alagoano came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Tambauzinho 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 Marcinho Alagoano couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Tambauzinho SC. Ademar Mattos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Túlio Velloso. 1-1. Noel do Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês de Queiroz having to interfere. Juarês de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel do Vale in the 40th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Vito Mattos notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Tambauzinho SC's Juarês de Queiroz. Juarês de Queiroz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Tambauzinho SC's Sílvio Luiz Porto got a free kick in the 45th minute. Noel do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Juarês de Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Marova were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Vito Mattos made the kick off in the second half. When Vito Mattos came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Marova 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 Vito Mattos couldn't finish the play. After 61 minutes of play, Marova's Noel do Vale made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juarês de Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Noel do Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marova's Túlio Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guto Matos in the 74th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Marcinho Alagoano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tambauzinho SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcinho Alagoano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Túlio Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Túlio Velloso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcinho Alagoano's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After 80 played minutes Marova got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Veiga. Vito Mattos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juarês de Queiroz having to interfere. When Ademar Mattos fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tambauzinho SC's protests and gave Ademar Mattos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th minute, one of Tambauzinho SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tambauzinho SC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noel do Vale got free with Juarês de Queiroz in the 99th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Marova had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.