League Play-Off

Darabi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benedito Macedo made the kick off which started today's match. Régis Paraibano took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Josué Pirani. Josué Pirani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Duarte de Toledo's late challenge caught a Darabi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Duarte de Toledo helped the player get up and apologised. Dorival Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Darabi defense, Severino Coutinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Linares. The Darabi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Linares should have stopped the shot. Severino Coutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Linares having to interfere. Benedito Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Régis Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josué Pirani. Tucunare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Régis Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 28 played minutes Darabi got a freekick which was hit by Dorival Simão. In the 29th minute Severino Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonas Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Darabi getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Murilo da Silva hit a great ball. Severino Coutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Severino Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Jonas Linares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Wilson Amorim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonas Linares was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 41st match minute, Tucunare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Régis Paraibano succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 43rd playminute. After 46 played minutes Tucunare got a freekick which was hit by Alex Duarte. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wilson Amorim was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Darabi getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dorival Simão hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Tucunare's Mauro Nóbrega tried to score from far away in the 52nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Benedito Macedo put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Josué Pirani. 69 minutes into the game, Régis Paraibano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Darabi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tucunare the free kick. Régis Paraibano hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the game, Wilson Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tucunare's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Darabi the free kick. Wilson Amorim hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Josué Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedito Macedo in the 72nd minute of play. Dorival Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Tucunare's Severino Coutinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonas Linares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Francisco Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of Tucunare booed when Darabi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Mauro Nóbrega sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonas Linares skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Amorim in the 83rd minute of play forced Darabi's goalkeeper Jonas Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severino Coutinho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 5-3 to the left of a surprised Jonas Linares 87 minutes into the match.