League Play-Off

Estádio Pititinga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diogo Sarmento got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Pernambucano in the 4th minute of play forced Nacional United FC's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conrado Valladares was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 8th minute. Nacional United FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Pernambucano in the 14th minute of play forced Nacional United FC's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Paraibano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Caixa Prego SC's goalkeeper Manoel Catarinense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diogo Sarmento. After a rather tough play, Caixa Prego SC's Anderson Carvalho got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Nildo Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Conrado Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Diogo Sarmento fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nacional United FC's protests and gave Diogo Sarmento a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Nacional United FC's Diogo Sarmento got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Oswaldo Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Carlos Eduardo Paraibano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Oswaldo Tinoco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Eduardo Paraibano was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Nildo Pirani's late challenge caught a Caixa Prego SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nildo Pirani helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Caixa Prego SC booed when Nacional United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nildo Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the game, one of Nacional United FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Caixa Prego SC a penalty, 39 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dudu Cosme, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nacional United FC's Carlos Eduardo Paraibano. 1-1. If Diogo Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angelo Pernambucano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Conrado Valladares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caixa Prego SC's Manoel Catarinense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With 53 minutes on the clock, Dino Amorim commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The goalkeeper, Carlos Eduardo Paraibano, was totally fooled by Caixa Prego SC's Dudu Cosme, who 55 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko da Mata in the 58th minute of play forced Caixa Prego SC's goalkeeper Manoel Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Nacional United FC's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Paraibano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oswaldo Tinoco. Manoel Catarinense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kiko da Mata's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Manoel Catarinense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Valladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Eliseu de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oswaldo Tinoco charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oswaldo Tinoco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th match minute, Caixa Prego SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. Manoel Catarinense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Conrado Valladares went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Caixa Prego SC's Angelo Pernambucano got a free kick in the 85th minute. When Conrado Valladares came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Nacional United FC 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 Conrado Valladares couldn't finish the play. Kiko da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Manoel Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Percy Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Conrado Valladares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Conrado Valladares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manoel Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kiko da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oswaldo Tinoco got free with Carlos Eduardo Paraibano in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nacional United FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Caixa Prego SC to leave the ground with a draw.