League Play-Off

Estádio Abraao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sebastião Bezerra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Abraao's goal looked a bit too open when Dráusio Pitta came free, but Sandro Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeu Quintal got free with Chico Fonseca in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Annapolis AD's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Sebastião Bezerra 9 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Sebastião Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Annapolis AD's Chico Fonseca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Annapolis AD from getting a goal against them. After 18 minutes, Vágner Meirelles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Annapolis AD and the Abraao players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Sebastião Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abraao's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastião Bezerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chico Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Hugo Tasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráusio Pitta in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Abraao's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Geovani Pombal was slow to take the kick. During this time Annapolis AD's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Geovani Pombal almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abraao's Sandro Guedes did a great save. After a rather tough play, Annapolis AD's Luiz Guilherme Vianna got a free kick in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amadeu Quintal got free with Chico Fonseca in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chico Fonseca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amadeu Quintal in the 38th minute. When Amadeu Quintal came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Abraao 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 Amadeu Quintal couldn't finish the play. Luiz Guilherme Vianna's late challenge caught a Abraao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Guilherme Vianna helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Luiz Guilherme Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dráusio Pitta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Abraao's goalkeeper Sandro Guedes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Tasso. Hugo Tasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Sandro Guedes made a huge save. Annapolis AD's Hugo Tasso got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the game, Jacinto Vidal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abraao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Annapolis AD the free kick. Jacinto Vidal hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Sandro Guedes made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Hugo Tasso sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rdth minute of the game Amadeu Quintal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Annapolis AD's Chico Fonseca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute Sebastião Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chico Fonseca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Quintal in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Luiz Guilherme Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacinto Aguiar was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 79th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Amadeu Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Hugo Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Sandro Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastião Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sebastião Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Hugo Tasso got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Abraao were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Annapolis AD for a fine match.