League Play-Off

Estádio Castel
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamílton Paraíba got the match started through his kick off. If Luisinho Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 4 minutes into the game, Elano Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Castel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Amazonas EC the free kick. A collision led to Castel getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Elano Castro hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luisinho Fonseca during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes Castel got a freekick which was hit by Hamílton Paraíba. In the 14th minute, Paulo Marinho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hamílton Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Diamantino Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Amazonas EC's goalkeeper Diamantino Fernandes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo Marinho. Hamílton Paraíba struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Diamantino Fernandes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castel. Diamantino Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamílton Paraíba in the 24th minute of play. Castel's Pedro Paulo Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias Lucas in the 27th minute of play. During the 31st minute of the match Elano Castro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Elano Castro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Castel getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Elano Castro hit a great ball. Luisinho Fonseca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Paulo Antunes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Jorginho Rezende charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorginho Rezende the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Castel getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Jorginho Rezende hit a great ball. Cipriano Mumbach charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cipriano Mumbach the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cipriano Mumbach kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mathias Lucas to make the kick off. Diamantino Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Fernandes having to interfere. Paulo Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Fernandes having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Amazonas EC's Mathias Lucas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Paulo Antunes. That made the score 1-2 after 65 minutes of play. 68 minutes into the game, Nico Borges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amazonas EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Castel the free kick. Nico Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisinho Fonseca in the 71st minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathias Lucas in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Amazonas EC's zone, Paulo Marinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Fernandes came out of the goal and Paulo Marinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Marinho in the 80th minute of play forced Amazonas EC's goalkeeper Diamantino Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Paulo Antunes made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Luisinho Fonseca sent off a good shot on target. Castel's Cipriano Mumbach got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Cipriano Mumbach off the ground. Mathias Lucas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 minutes of play Amazonas EC's Nico Borges was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Amazonas EC's Nico Borges got a free kick in the 95th minute. Amazonas EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.