League Play-Off

Estádio Cumaru
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Belchior Chaves took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Belchior Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Custódio da Fonseca in the 9th minute of play forced Cumaru's goalkeeper Thomás Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Osvaldo Recife tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Custódio da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Cumaru's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos de Lara came free, but Thomás Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Souzania's goalkeeper Osvaldo Recife had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Maria Braga. Thomás Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Custódio da Fonseca in the 23rd minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match Guto Tinoco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thomás Neves skillfully saved the ball. João Carlos de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After 36 minutes, Custódio da Fonseca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Souzania and the Cumaru players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Souzania's Custódio da Fonseca got a free kick in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Cumaru's goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Cearense came free, but Thomás Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when João Carlos de Lara made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 69 minutes, João Carlos de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Souzania's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Carlos de Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Custódio da Fonseca notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cumaru's Thomás Neves. Thomás Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 80 minutes into the match, Custódio da Fonseca notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cumaru's Thomás Neves. Thomás Neves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Custódio da Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thomás Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Custódio da Fonseca went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Souzania's Dadá Vides got a free kick in the 90th minute. Custódio da Fonseca took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomás Neves. Thomás Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. When the final whistle sounded Souzania left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cumaru.