League Play-Off

Estádio Cariugonga
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudinho Rodrigues kicked off to start the match. Luís Gustavo Rocha made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Maurinho Ferraz sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Cariugonga's Antônio Rosado got a free kick in the 5th minute. Luís Gustavo Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After having played for 11 minutes, Tiago do Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arati AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago do Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cariugonga's Egídio Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Paraíba in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of Cariugonga booed when Arati AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Tinoco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Claudinho Rodrigues's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gustavo Rocha was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Arati AD's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Rosado came free, but Luís Gustavo Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Arati AD booed when Cariugonga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Arati AD booed when Cariugonga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antônio Rosado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Almir Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Egídio Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandrinho de Toledo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murillo Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Egídio Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murillo Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egídio Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murillo Fonseca in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murillo Fonseca in the 66th minute of play forced Cariugonga's goalkeeper Egídio Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Almir Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Egídio Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurinho Ferraz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Gustavo Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Ferraz in the 73rd minute of the match. If Claudinho Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudinho Rodrigues in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Gustavo Rocha saved Arati AD from getting behind. The supporters of Cariugonga booed when Arati AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arati AD's Luís Gustavo Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudinho Rodrigues in the 83rd minute of play. Claudinho Rodrigues scored 1-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luís Gustavo Rocha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antônio Rosado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Luís Gustavo Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raí de Lara during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cariugonga booed when Arati AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raí de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurinho Ferraz 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.