League Play-Off

Arena Carioca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rui Pires started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Pires in the 7th minute of play forced Rio de Janeiro FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, ALLIGATOR's goalkeeper Guga da Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadeu Brodel. Alexandre Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cido de Senna in the 16th minute of play. ALLIGATOR's Luan Cruz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 武岩铮, made in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 24th minute Waldir Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24thth minute of the game Waldir Baiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rio de Janeiro FC's Alexandre Queiroz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexandre Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes of play, ALLIGATOR's Waldir Baiano made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandre Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! ALLIGATOR's Luan Cruz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 武岩铮 in the 36 minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Luan Cruz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexandre Queiroz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Bebeto de Sena made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Rio de Janeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio de Lara to maneuver through the defense. Raimundo Britto lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Raimundo Britto hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Alexandre Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cido de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After having played for 57 minutes, Tadeu Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rio de Janeiro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tadeu Brodel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rui Pires could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Alexandre Queiroz made a huge save. Waldir Baiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Alexandre Queiroz made a huge save. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rio de Janeiro FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Queiroz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Waldir Baiano made a precise shot to the right of Alexandre Queiroz. Rio de Janeiro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 74th match minute, ALLIGATOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Pires to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Baiano in the 81st minute of the match. When Cido de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the ALLIGATOR 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 Cido de Senna couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Rio de Janeiro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Washington Rossi came free, but Alexandre Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.