League Play-Off

Arena Casa da Vó
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. Guto Maciel started the match with the kick off. Duarte Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Juan Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Piatã FC's Juan Matorin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Santos Piatã FC from getting a goal against them. After 11 played minutes Duarte Bittencourt rounded Santos Piatã FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Alessandro Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amauri da Mata in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Santos Piatã FC's Dráusio Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alessandro Albuquerque made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Dráusio Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Bernardinho Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guto Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Matorin having to interfere. Alessandro Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardinho Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Bernardinho Araújo hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Guto Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Matorin having to interfere. In the 54th minute Dráusio Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alessandro Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Água e Limão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dráusio Ramalho came free, but Alessandro Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Dráusio Ramalho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alessandro Albuquerque. Dráusio Ramalho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Juan Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guto Maciel in the 67th minute of the match. Ademir Barral who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Alessandro Albuquerque when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 77 minutes into the match, César Freitas notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Água e Limão FC's Alessandro Albuquerque. Alessandro Albuquerque was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Duarte Bittencourt came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Água e Limão 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 Duarte Bittencourt couldn't finish the play. Juan Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guto Maciel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Matorin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. When Sidnei Maciel fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Água e Limão FC's protests and gave Sidnei Maciel a yellow card for diving instead. Duarte Bittencourt took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Matorin. Juan Matorin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Santos Piatã FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.