League Play-Off

Niteroi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ramón Rocha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, one of Niteroi SS:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 12th minute, Gervasio Qwinton fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The audience was convinced that Ramón Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Castro was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Dedê Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Crickets's Ramón Rocha got a free kick in the 19th minute. Dedê Negri struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Armando Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crickets. With a little luck, Crickets's Kléberson Negri got control of the ball when Gervasio Qwinton tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nildo Mendonça hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Dedê Negri succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. After 38 minutes, Percy Magalhães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crickets and the Niteroi SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 38 played minutes Crickets got a freekick which was hit by Percy Magalhães. Gervasio Qwinton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 王朗宁 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Gervasio Qwinton made the kick off in the second half. Armando Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Negri in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Gervasio Qwinton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olgierd Nalaskowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Kléberson Negri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gervasio Qwinton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Kléberson Negri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Negri in the 80th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramón Rocha in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th minute, Adriano Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Niteroi SS's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Barros came free, but Armando Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 minutes of play, Niteroi SS's Gervasio Qwinton made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kléberson Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Crickets supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Crickets would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.