League Play-Off

Estádio Cabra
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Lino Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bebeto Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Augusto Hermes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Lino Dante made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Cabra's Bebeto Luz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lino Dante narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Cabra's Bebeto Luz in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arvoresinha's goalie prevented a goal. After 17 minutes, Leopoldo Arruda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arvoresinha and the Cabra players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Arvoresinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Arruda to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cabra getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Umberto Romero hit a great ball. Nico Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Antti Hegemann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antti Hegemann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivaldo Cavalcante in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of Arvoresinha booed when Cabra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Umberto Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute Vivaldo Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antti Hegemann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Agenor Simão during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Arvoresinha getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Agenor Simão hit a great ball. Bebeto Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cabra's zone, Eduardo Perez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antti Hegemann came out of the goal and Eduardo Perez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vivaldo Cavalcante stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lino Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Hermes, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Antti Hegemann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovanni Tepedino hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Mané Leme hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abelardo Guedes during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Arvoresinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Guedes to maneuver through the defense. When Nico Félix came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Arvoresinha 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 Nico Félix couldn't finish the play. Lino Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Augusto Hermes in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Arvoresinha booed when Cabra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cabra's João Augusto Hermes got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bebeto Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Lino Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 96 minutes of play, Arvoresinha's Nico Félix made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antti Hegemann was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Cabra supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Arvoresinha's performance. The match ended with a win for Arvoresinha.