League Play-Off

Estádio Grajahu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Augusto Galvão got the match started through his kick off. Grajahu's Juarês da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelsinho Lopes in the 7th minute of play. Pedro Augusto Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Yan Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th match minute, Atlético Clube Marrento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gildo Goiano to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Eliézer da Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Clube Marrento fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 24 minutes into the game, Juan Machado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Clube Marrento's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grajahu the free kick. A collision led to Atlético Clube Marrento getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Juan Machado hit a great ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Nelsinho Lopes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grajahu's Juarês da Costa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Eliézer da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Clube Marrento's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliézer da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th match minute, Atlético Clube Marrento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Machado to maneuver through the defense. Gildo Goiano hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After having played for 42 minutes, Pedro Augusto Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grajahu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Augusto Galvão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Juarês da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliézer da Cunha in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Atlético Clube Marrento were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nelsinho Lopes made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Moraes in the 51st minute of play forced Atlético Clube Marrento's goalkeeper Yan Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliézer da Cunha during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eliézer da Cunha struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Juarês da Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atlético Clube Marrento. Juarês da Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelsinho Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Yan Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Augusto Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juarês da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 played minutes Grajahu got a freekick which was hit by Téo Souto. A collision led to Grajahu getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Téo Mesquita hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelsinho Lopes during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Atlético Clube Marrento getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Nelsinho Lopes hit a great ball. After 79 played minutes Atlético Clube Marrento got a freekick which was hit by Gildo Goiano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Moraes in the 89th minute of play forced Atlético Clube Marrento's goalkeeper Yan Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute Geovânio Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Pedro Augusto Galvão 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. Thanks to some nice moves Eliézer da Cunha could shoot a difficult shot in the 97th minute, which Juarês da Costa however easily saved by the left post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atlético Clube Marrento walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.