League Play-Off

Estádio Muruja
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leopoldo Paiva took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leopoldo Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Palmeira having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Benjamin de Alcântara lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Celso Palmeira. Vitinho Freire's late challenge caught a Janari's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitinho Freire helped the player get up and apologised. If Leonel Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mané Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute, Leopoldo Paiva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celso Palmeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Ismael Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Ismael Nóbrega put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mané Palmeira. Mané Palmeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Barros in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of QUEIMADENSEFC booed when Janari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Prado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benjamin de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Celso Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mané Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ismael Nóbrega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ismael Nóbrega was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, QUEIMADENSEFC's goalkeeper Mané Palmeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonel Barros. Mané Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 64th minute Leopoldo Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Narciso Prado 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. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind QUEIMADENSEFC's goalkeeper Mané Palmeira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. QUEIMADENSEFC's Benjamin de Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, QUEIMADENSEFC's goalkeeper Mané Palmeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonel Barros. If Ismael Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, QUEIMADENSEFC's Leopoldo Paiva sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Celso Palmeira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benjamin de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Celso Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Janari getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Cícero Baptista hit a great ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Benjamin de Alcântara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Janari's Celso Palmeira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The QUEIMADENSEFC fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when QUEIMADENSEFC's Benjamin de Alcântara looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. QUEIMADENSEFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Janari for a fine match.