League Play-Off

REFÚGIO DOS BÊBADOS
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. Emerson Vander started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Alagoas Sport Art's zone, João Vítor Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Botelho came out of the goal and João Vítor Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 6 minutes, Miguel Cearense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alagoas Sport Art and the Adidas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th minute, Miguel Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the match Douglas Gerber sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dedê Botelho skillfully saved the ball. Juan da Mata succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. João Vítor Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedê Botelho having to interfere. Marcos Tavares might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dedê Botelho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcos Tavares ran back to his position shaking his head. Alagoas Sport Art's Dedê Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan da Mata in the 19th minute of play. Cafu de Amaral was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Emerson Vander capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emerson Vander really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, Alagoas Sport Art's goal looked a bit too open when Juan da Mata came free, but Dedê Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Alagoas Sport Art's zone, João Vítor Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Botelho came out of the goal and João Vítor Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juan da Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Vítor Maia in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dedê Botelho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Juan da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedê Botelho having to interfere. Juan da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedê Botelho having to interfere. Mateus Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mateus Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Adidas's Mateus Brito got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 46th minute Juan da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedê Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Alagoas Sport Art's goal looked a bit too open when Juan da Mata came free, but Dedê Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Almir Souto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Juan da Mata received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dedê Botelho came out and tried to block the shot, but Juan da Mata slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 57th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Alagoas Sport Art's goalkeeper Dedê Botelho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Vítor Maia. In the 63rd minute, Simão Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Adidas's João Vítor Maia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dedê Botelho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 1-3 became the score in the 69th minute when Juan da Mata elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Alagoas Sport Art's zone, Juan da Mata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Botelho came out of the goal and Juan da Mata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alagoas Sport Art's Miguel Cearense got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Miguel Cearense off the ground. In the 75th match minute, Alagoas Sport Art was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Cearense to maneuver through the defense. Dedê Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan da Mata, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Vágner da Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vágner da Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alagoas Sport Art! Douglas Gerber shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alagoas Sport Art's goalkeeper Dedê Botelho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. João Vítor Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedê Botelho having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Alagoas Sport Art's zone, João Vítor Maia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Botelho came out of the goal and João Vítor Maia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Juan da Mata 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. Juan da Mata might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dedê Botelho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan da Mata ran back to his position shaking his head. Adidas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.