League Play-Off

Estádio Algeria
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. Raí de Alcântara started the match with the kick off. Wilian Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Wilian Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Carneiro's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Murillo Chaves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Algeria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murillo Chaves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilian Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Raí de Alcântara struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Kauan Albuquerque didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AA Cedro. 29 minutes into the game, Dé Medeiros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kauan Albuquerque was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, AA Cedro's Juninho Loyola got a free kick in the 37th minute. Murillo Chaves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilian Salgado having to interfere. In the 47th minute Raí de Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kauan Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alex Carneiro to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raí de Alcântara in the 54th minute of play forced Algeria's goalkeeper Kauan Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Carneiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilian Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Wilian Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murillo Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Algeria defense, Dé Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kauan Albuquerque. The Algeria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kauan Albuquerque should have stopped the shot. Pedro Augusto Meirelles charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Augusto Meirelles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th minute Alex Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilian Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Alex Carneiro notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of AA Cedro's Wilian Salgado. Wilian Salgado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 79 minutes into the match, AA Cedro's Raí de Alcântara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kauan Albuquerque narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Dé Medeiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kauan Albuquerque. Algeria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dé Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. In the 91st minute, Alex Carneiro 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. 93 minutes into the match, Murillo Chaves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilian Salgado. AA Cedro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Murillo Chaves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The AA Cedro supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AA Cedro would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.