League Play-Off

Arena Máxima Glória
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Descarreto AD's Luís Eduardo Paiva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atlético Nacional's zone, Luís Eduardo Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edu Dias came out of the goal and Luís Eduardo Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edu Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elói Saldanha in the 6th minute of the match. Edu Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Percival Paraibano notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Clube Atlético Nacional's Edu Dias. Edu Dias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elói Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edu Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Eduardo Paiva in the 24th minute of the match. Clube Atlético Nacional's Edu Dias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Eduardo Paiva in the 30th minute of play. Agenor Mangueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Evaristo Magalhães made a huge save. Edu Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the game, Elói Saldanha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Edu Dias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luís Eduardo Paiva might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edu Dias. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Eduardo Paiva ran back to his position shaking his head.

The wind increased when Agenor Mangueira made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Agenor Mangueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Atlético Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Edu Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elói Saldanha in the 56th minute. Luís Eduardo Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Dias having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Atlético Nacional's zone, Elói Saldanha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edu Dias came out of the goal and Elói Saldanha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th match minute, Clube Atlético Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luiz Gerber to maneuver through the defense. Elói Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 72 played minutes Clube Atlético Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Severino Bastos. In the 76th minute César Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edu Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edu Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Paiva in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Luís Eduardo Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edu Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Paiva in the 82nd minute of play forced Clube Atlético Nacional's goalkeeper Edu Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edu Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Eduardo Paiva in the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, Clube Atlético Nacional's Edu Dias got control of the ball when Elói Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Clube Atlético Nacional booed when Descarreto AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percival Paraibano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clube Atlético Nacional's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Luís Eduardo Paiva scored to the left of an out of position Edu Dias, making the score, 1-4.