League Play-Off

Macunam
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrianinho de Lara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benjamin Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Erik Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Máquina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê Ortiz came free, but João Pedro Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrianinho de Lara in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Brasil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Macunam AD's Albertinho Maciel got a free kick in the 14th minute. Macunam AD's Dedê Ortiz was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 19th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Máquina FC's Geraldo Vale got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Adrianinho de Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Benjamin Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Erik Brasil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Pedro Netto was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Dedê Ortiz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dedê Ortiz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. When Dinei Cearense came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Macunam AD 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 Dinei Cearense couldn't finish the play. Macunam AD's Dinei Cearense got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dinei Cearense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Netto having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dedê Ortiz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dinei Cearense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Pedro Netto having to interfere. Benjamin Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodolfo Leite's late challenge caught a Máquina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodolfo Leite helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Macunam AD's Rodolfo Leite got a free kick in the 61st minute. Erik Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrianinho de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. João Pedro Netto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinei Cearense's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Dinei Cearense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 70 minutes, Adrianinho de Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Máquina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrianinho 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. After having played for 74 minutes, Dinei Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macunam AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dinei Cearense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. João Pedro Netto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedê Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. João Pedro Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dedê Ortiz in the 88th minute of the match. If Dinei Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92ndth minute of the game Dedê Ortiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Máquina FC's João Pedro Netto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.