League Play-Off

Estádio Nassaro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Apicum EC's goalkeeper Vladimir Paraibano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Miranda. Vladimir Paraibano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Digo de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Digo de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Paraibano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Nassaro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otávio de Brito to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Nassaro's goal looked a bit too open when Tarcisio Guerra came free, but Rodrigo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otávio de Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Vladimir Paraibano made a huge save. Rodrigo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Tarcisio Guerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute Digo de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Paraibano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Humberto Miranda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Vladimir Paraibano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Manfredo Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Tarcisio Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tarcisio Guerra to make the kick off. Manfredo Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Apicum EC's Tarcisio Guerra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Medeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 58th match minute, Nassaro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarcisio Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Humberto Miranda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladimir Paraibano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. When Manfredo Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Apicum EC 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 Manfredo Gaspar couldn't finish the play. Benjamin Arantes charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Arantes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Alan Peixoto sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Nassaro's Rodrigo Medeiros didn't even have to move. Vladimir Paraibano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Digo de Carvalho in the 78th minute of play. Nassaro's Humberto Miranda got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nassaro's Rodrigo Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarcisio Guerra in the 92nd minute of play. Nassaro's Rodrigo Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Nassaro from getting a goal against them. In the 99th minute Digo de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Paraibano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.