League Play-Off

Estádio Espinosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Garapua defense, Marcinho Paulista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Meireles. The Garapua fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Meireles should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcinho Paulista got free with Armando Meireles in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yuri Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Barros in the 27th minute of the match. If André Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuri Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Toledo in the 35th minute of the match. Armando Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léo da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, Marcinho Paulista got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 41 minutes into the game, Léo da Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espinosa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Garapua the free kick. André Barros scored 1-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yuri Maia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. André Barros was the one to do the kick off. Yuri Maia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcinho Paulista kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Yuri Maia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuri Maia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Barros in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Espinosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Armando Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcinho Paulista, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Yuri Maia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Garapua's goalkeeper Armando Meireles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Marcinho Paulista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Meireles was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Clemente Ramalho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Yuri Maia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Barros in the 80th minute of play forced Espinosa's goalkeeper Yuri Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd match minute, Garapua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Yuri Maia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vítor Toledo in the 89th minute. Léo da Silva hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Marcinho Paulista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Armando Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Espinosa were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.