League Play-Off

Arena Espectro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, João Pessoa Espectros's goal looked a bit too open when João Augusto Tepedino came free, but Edgar Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 minutes, Miguel Prata mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the João Pessoa Espectros and the Marcelina players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Miguel Prata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edgar Madureira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Augusto Tepedino's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Miguel Prata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Luís Fabiano Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edgar Madureira. João Pessoa Espectros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Fabiano Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Edgar Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A collision led to João Pessoa Espectros getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Miguel Prata hit a great ball. João Augusto Tepedino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edgar Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernão Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Edgar Madureira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernão Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Fernão Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Madureira having to interfere. Edgar Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernão Marques in the 36th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, João Augusto Tepedino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marcelina's supporters rose to their feet, but João Augusto Tepedino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgar Madureira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The João Pessoa Espectros players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Marcelina were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when João Augusto Tepedino made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, João Pessoa Espectros's goalkeeper Edgar Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernão Marques. Fernão Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Madureira having to interfere. Marcelina's Fernão Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Fernão Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fernão Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciro Vianna during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th minute, Ciro Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88th play minutes Fernão Marques shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Edgar Madureira and just under the crossbar into goal. João Augusto Tepedino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Edgar Madureira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto do Vale in the 96th minute of play forced Marcelina's goalkeeper Vinícius Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The João Pessoa Espectros fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Marcelina were clearly better and deserved to take the win.