League Play-Off

Trussu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Waldir Correia started the match with the kick off. Luís Guilherme Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Correia in the 8th minute of the match. Dida do Nascimento took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Glauco Brasil. Alamari's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rafa de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafa de Amaral succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Kléberson França had several of the Alamari's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Glauco Brasil as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a rather tough play, Trussu's Baltazar Lara got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 32ndth minute of the game Waldir Correia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trussu's Luís Guilherme Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th match minute, Alamari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldir Correia to maneuver through the defense. Jonas Correia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonas Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Guilherme Almeida having to interfere. Waldir Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Luís Guilherme Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kléberson França to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Alamari's Laércio de Azevedo got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Luís Guilherme Almeida made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Jonas Correia sent off a good shot on target. Rafa de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco Brasil having to interfere. Jonas Correia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Luís Guilherme Almeida made a huge save. Luís Guilherme Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 75 minutes, Faustão Motta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alamari and the Trussu players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 minutes of play, Trussu's Rafa de Amaral made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glauco Brasil was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonas Correia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Guilherme Almeida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Correia in the 90th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Trussu's zone, Waldir Correia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Guilherme Almeida came out of the goal and Waldir Correia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alamari's Waldir Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Zé Pedro dos Santos fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trussu's protests and gave Zé Pedro dos Santos a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Alamari booed when Trussu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Pedro dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Trussu fans cheered their team off the field, for while Alamari had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.