League Play-Off

Estádio Abacaxi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iuri Paraibano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sidnei Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamim Hames in the 9th minute. Marcos Silva didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Panathinaikos's Iuri Paraibano shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Fabrício Sabóia charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrício Sabóia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Abacaxi AD booed when Panathinaikos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arí Coutinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Paulista kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Iuri Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Neiva in the 24th minute of the match. Sidnei Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Sarmento in the 25th minute of play. Dário Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute José Sarmento 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. A hard shot 37 in the game by Dário Cardozo from a close distance when the talented Sidnei Arruda managed to make a qualified save. Panathinaikos's players were relieved. In the 45th match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manolo Cunha to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Sarmento to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Panathinaikos booed when Abacaxi AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eurico Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Iuri Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 52nd 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 Iuri Paraibano couldn't finish the play. In the 61st match minute, Panathinaikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrício Sabóia to maneuver through the defense. José Sarmento got in the 62nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Sidnei Arruda handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Antônio Carlos Cerezo's late challenge caught a Panathinaikos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antônio Carlos Cerezo helped the player get up and apologised. Antônio Carlos Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Benjamim Hames's late challenge caught a Panathinaikos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamim Hames helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Abacaxi AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamim Hames to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno Neiva during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iuri Paraibano in the 72nd minute of play forced Abacaxi AD's goalkeeper Marcos Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Benjamim Hames cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sidnei Arruda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Silva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iuri Paraibano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 85 minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Abacaxi AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guga Mazza to maneuver through the defense.