League Play-Off

Caldeirão Azul
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cacal SS's Christiano Bueno started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Arlindo Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josué Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Christiano Bueno came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Cacal SS 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 Christiano Bueno couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Albuquerque in the 11th minute of play forced GD Atlântico's goalkeeper Josué Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, GD Atlântico's goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Albuquerque came free, but Josué Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juninho Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Oscar Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Christiano Bueno came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Cacal SS 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 Christiano Bueno couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the game, Cacal SS's Arlindo Albuquerque nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Josué Saldanha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Oscar Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabiano Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. If Arlindo Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christiano Bueno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Josué Saldanha having to make a save. Cacal SS's Christiano Bueno got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Cacal SS's Christiano Bueno in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GD Atlântico's goalie prevented a goal. In the 43rd minute, Christiano Bueno made a precise shot to the right of Josué Saldanha. GD Atlântico's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Nogueira to make the kick off. When Abelardo da Mata fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GD Atlântico's protests and gave Abelardo da Mata a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in GD Atlântico fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 52nd minute. Penalty! Christiano Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Josué Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josué Saldanha didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cacal SS's Christiano Bueno shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. Arlindo Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabiano Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, GD Atlântico's goalkeeper Josué Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arlindo Albuquerque. Christiano Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Saldanha having to interfere. Josué Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Bueno in the 79th minute of play forced GD Atlântico's goalkeeper Josué Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st match minute, GD Atlântico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, Christiano Bueno 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. A collision led to GD Atlântico getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Edu Guedes hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Alexandre Pernambucano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Josué Saldanha skillfully saved the ball. Josué Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Cacal SS left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GD Atlântico.