League Play-Off

Estádio Janari
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ismael Nóbrega started the match with the kick off. After 6 minutes, Arnaldo Palmeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Green Bay Pakers and the Janari players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonel Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Cléberson Maciel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cléberson Maciel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonel Barros in the 17th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ismael Nóbrega during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonel Barros got free with Cléberson Maciel in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonel Barros in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cléberson Maciel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 27 minutes into the match, Ismael Nóbrega notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Green Bay Pakers's Cléberson Maciel. Cléberson Maciel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonel Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Cléberson Maciel made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Janari's zone, Erasmo Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celso Palmeira came out of the goal and Erasmo Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Arnaldo Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Green Bay Pakers's goalkeeper Cléberson Maciel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Nóbrega in the 36th minute of play forced Green Bay Pakers's goalkeeper Cléberson Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erasmo Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celso Palmeira having to interfere.

After a defensive mix-up in Janari's zone, Benjamin de Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celso Palmeira came out of the goal and Benjamin de Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leonel Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the game, Ismael Nóbrega cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Cléberson Maciel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Green Bay Pakers's zone, Leonel Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cléberson Maciel came out of the goal and Leonel Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute, Ismael Nóbrega made a precise shot to the right of Cléberson Maciel. Green Bay Pakers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Janari's Leonel Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismael Nóbrega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cléberson Maciel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Nóbrega in the 83rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Green Bay Pakers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Janari.