League Play-Off

Estádio Massape
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eugênio Valadares took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, Caricaca's Mathias Borges made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celsinho Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Borges in the 7th minute of play forced Massape's goalkeeper Celsinho Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eugênio Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliézer de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Caricaca booed when Massape was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Ismael Arce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caricaca's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Massape the free kick. The audience was convinced that Eugênio Valadares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovani Novaes was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Eliézer de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathias Borges succeeded in the game's 22nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelinho Castro in the 26th minute of play forced Massape's goalkeeper Celsinho Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Eliézer de Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caricaca's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliézer de Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celsinho Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giovani Novaes made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Adalberto da Silveira sent off a good shot on target. Caricaca's Ismael Arce got his second yellow card of the match in the 41st minute. The referee ordered Ismael Arce off the ground. In the 41st minute, Ismael Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Eugênio Valadares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giovani Novaes. The goal made the score 1-2. The Massape players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Caricaca were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eliézer de Senna to strike the kick off in the second half. Eliézer de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Pinho having to interfere. Hélder Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hélder Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Caricaca booed when Massape was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélder Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Massape's Celsinho Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Massape from getting a goal against them. After having played for 65 minutes, Afonsinho Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caricaca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afonsinho Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 76 in the game by Eliézer de Senna from a close distance when the talented Celsinho Pinho managed to make a qualified save. Massape's players were relieved. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Armando Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caricaca's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celsinho Pinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 79 in the game by Eliézer de Senna from a close distance when the talented Celsinho Pinho managed to make a qualified save. Massape's players were relieved. When Mateus da Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Massape's protests and gave Mateus da Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. Armando Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Massape booed when Caricaca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mathias Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Eliézer de Senna got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 91st minute Mathias Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Caricaca could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Massape throughout the match.