League Play-Off

Potreirito
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tadeu Sarmento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Potreirito getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Sidnei Damião hit a great ball. Evaristo Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Laércio Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giovanni Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Durval Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovanni Silva didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 12th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Buracao FC's Giovanni Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeu Sarmento in the 15th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Joélson Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Potreirito's Laércio Pimenta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Ademir Tepedino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laércio Pimenta was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After having played for 23 minutes, Durval Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Potreirito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Durval Mendes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Potreirito's Laércio Pimenta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Tepedino in the 25th minute of play. Evaristo Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giovanni Silva made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Sandro da Mata sent off a good shot on target. Zé Pedro Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Laércio Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cícero Lira hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Buracao FC's Joélson Cordeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ademir Tepedino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Sandro da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Joélson Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Buracao FC's Ademir Tepedino got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Ademir Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the game, Durval Mendes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Potreirito's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buracao FC the free kick. In the 70th match minute, Potreirito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Mendes to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Ademir Tepedino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Buracao FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ademir Tepedino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laércio Pimenta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute Tadeu Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laércio Pimenta was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Joélson Cordeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joélson Cordeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Zé Pedro Perez was extremely unlucky when he, in the 90th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Buracao FC's Giovanni Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro da Mata in the 93rd minute of play. Giovanni Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeu Sarmento in the 94th minute of the match. When Buracao FC's Zé Pedro Perez in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Potreirito's goalie prevented a goal. Buracao FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.