League Play-Off

Nhunguacu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Carlos da Cunha kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chicão Montenegro in the 6th minute of play forced Nhunguacu SC's goalkeeper Duarte Eger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duarte Eger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Caverna dos Dragões's Zé Carlos da Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte Eger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 28th minute, Vítor Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nhunguacu SC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Ribeiro in the 31st minute. The corner led Nhunguacu SC's José Ribeiro to fire away a dangerous shot which Jorginho Nogueira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 33 minutes into the game, one of Nhunguacu SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Caverna dos Dragões's Jorginho Nogueira got control of the ball when Thiago Gonçalves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zé Carlos da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thiago Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jorginho Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zé Carlos da Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caverna dos Dragões's protests and gave Zé Carlos da Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, Caverna dos Dragões was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Carlos da Cunha to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thiago Gonçalves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thiago Gonçalves might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jorginho Nogueira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thiago Gonçalves ran back to his position shaking his head. Thiago Gonçalves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th match minute, Nhunguacu SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. Duarte Eger was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zé Carlos da Cunha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 58 minute of play. Chicão Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duarte Eger having to make a save. Duarte Eger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Secco in the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Thiago Gonçalves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jorginho Nogueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Nhunguacu SC's Oscar Linhares got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zé Carlos da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Duarte Eger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Thiago Gonçalves sped through Caverna dos Dragões's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jorginho Nogueira. In the 86th match minute, Nhunguacu SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Leão to maneuver through the defense. Antônio Macedo hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Nhunguacu SC's Thiago Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Nhunguacu SC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Caverna dos Dragões's performance. The match ended with a win for Caverna dos Dragões.