League Play-Off

Estádio Cochichola
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. Iuri Paraibano started the match with the kick off. Iuri Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, Guimarães's goalkeeper Dagoberto dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Neiva. In the 16th minute Pedro Paulo Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidnei Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Iuri Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Enéas de Alcântara fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guimarães's protests and gave Enéas de Alcântara a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Guimarães getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Enéas de Alcântara hit a great ball. Sidnei Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percy Linares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panathinaikos's Bruno Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bruno Neiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Dagoberto dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Bruno Neiva came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Panathinaikos 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 Bruno Neiva couldn't finish the play. When José Paulo Vinhas fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guimarães's protests and gave José Paulo Vinhas a yellow card for diving instead. José Paulo Vinhas kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Pires struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Sidnei Arruda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guimarães. Pedro Paulo Pires struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Sidnei Arruda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guimarães. In the 45th minute, Fabrício Sabóia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Percy Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidnei Arruda having to interfere. Fabrício Sabóia's late challenge caught a Guimarães's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabrício Sabóia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, Fabrício Sabóia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Paulo Pires who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Sidnei Arruda when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Percy Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Percy Linares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sidnei Arruda was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Panathinaikos's Víktor de Alcântara got a free kick in the 87th minute. Guimarães's Dorival Paraibano couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 88th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Panathinaikos. If Iuri Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Percival Gaúcho during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.