League Play-Off

Tacaimbo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Cayua's zone, Carlos Alberto Linares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gernando Pernambucano came out of the goal and Carlos Alberto Linares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th minute, Amílton do Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Tacaimbo's Carlos Alberto Linares got a free kick in the 5th minute. Cayua's Nestor Santana managed to work through Tacaimbo's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Nestor Santana dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Santana in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Daniel Simões saved Tacaimbo from getting behind. Carlos Alberto Linares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Gernando Pernambucano 15 minutes into the match. In the 20th match minute, Cayua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton do Valle to maneuver through the defense. Tacaimbo's Sandro Hermes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 21st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cayua. Gernando Pernambucano was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfredinho Terra showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 23 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cayua's zone, Carlos Alberto Linares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gernando Pernambucano came out of the goal and Carlos Alberto Linares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Alberto Linares got free with Gernando Pernambucano in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorian Medeiros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gernando Pernambucano having to make a save. 39 minutes into the match, Cayua's goalkeeper Gernando Pernambucano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Alberto Linares. In the 40th minute, Doriva Saraiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

In the 55th minute Dorian Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gernando Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Carlos Alberto Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gernando Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorian Medeiros in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Carlos Alberto Linares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gernando Pernambucano was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. If Dorian Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Alberto Linares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gernando Pernambucano having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cayua's Amílton do Valle got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Doriva Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Daniel Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Tacaimbo's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Massa came free, but Daniel Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nestor Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Daniel Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Massa in the 86th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Saraiva in the 90th minute of play forced Tacaimbo's goalkeeper Daniel Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Alberto Linares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 93rd minute, Felipe Massa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Daniel Simões, passed just outside the right post. After 94th play minutes Nestor Santana shot 4-1, a short shot which went by Daniel Simões and just under the crossbar into goal.