League Play-Off

Cutape
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eliézer Travassos kicked off to start the match. Toninho Donato charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toninho Donato the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cutape AD's Toninho Donato got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute Eliézer Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Madureira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yan Gomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. César Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Vítor Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Franklin Lima fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pinheirinhos's protests and gave Franklin Lima a yellow card for diving instead. 22 minutes into the game, one of Pinheirinhos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 30th minute, Toninho Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredão Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 35 minutes, Eliézer Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pinheirinhos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliézer Travassos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. César Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Yan Gomes made a huge save. Yan Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho Donato in the 44th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by César Pereira in the 53rd minute of play forced Pinheirinhos's goalkeeper Yan Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan Gomes having to interfere. Yan Gomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. César Pereira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yan Gomes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Franklin Lima hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute of the match Tiaguinho Travassos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yan Gomes skillfully saved the ball. Yan Gomes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vítor Simões went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 74 minutes, Maurinho Queiroz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cutape AD and the Pinheirinhos players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pinheirinhos booed when Cutape AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute of the match Dida de Souza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yan Gomes skillfully saved the ball. In the 81st minute of the match Ian Freire shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yan Gomes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When César Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Cutape AD 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 César Pereira couldn't finish the play. Vítor Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Yan Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yan Gomes came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Cutape AD's César Pereira. But to his dismay, César Pereira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. César Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan Gomes having to interfere. César Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.