League Play-Off

Caririacu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Róbson Penha got the match started through his kick off. Róbson Penha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardinho Xavier having to interfere. Víktor Senna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vito de Godoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vito de Godoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Fellipe Carioca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miracatu's goalkeeper Ricardinho Xavier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Víktor Senna hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Caririacu's Víktor Senna got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito de Godoy in the 41st minute of play forced Caririacu's goalkeeper Fellipe Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vito de Godoy made a kick off. Miracatu's Ricardinho Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Digo Abreu in the 54th minute of play. After 54 minutes of play, Caririacu's Digo Abreu made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardinho Xavier was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabrício Saraiva during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Murillo Gerber took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardinho Xavier. Miracatu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ricardinho Xavier came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Caririacu's Róbson Penha. But to his dismay, Róbson Penha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Ricardinho Xavier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Róbson Penha went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Vito de Godoy kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Vito de Godoy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Fellipe Carioca made a huge save. In the 87th minute, Vito de Godoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Róbson Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardinho Xavier was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After having played for 90 minutes, Róbson Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caririacu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Róbson Penha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Natanael Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 98 minutes into the game, Vito de Godoy recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fellipe Carioca. Vito de Godoy showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-2. Caririacu's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.