League Play-Off

Estádio Feliciano
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Armando Cardozo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Armando Cardozo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cacá Nóbrega came out and tried to block the shot, but Armando Cardozo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Maquina's goalkeeper Cacá Nóbrega had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vivaldo Paiva. A hard shot 15 in the game by Vivaldo Paiva from a close distance when the talented Cacá Nóbrega managed to make a qualified save. Maquina's players were relieved. Armando Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cacá Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vivaldo Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Cacá Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Cardozo in the 21st minute of play forced Maquina's goalkeeper Cacá Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Armando Cardozo 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. In the 25th minute of the match Cristian de Almeida shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cacá Nóbrega showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 27 played minutes Feliciano's Vivaldo Paiva stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Cacá Nóbrega stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Maquina of the goal. Armando Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cacá Nóbrega having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Maquina's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Cardozo came free, but Cacá Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genílson Nóbrega scored 2-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cacá Nóbrega, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vivaldo Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Cardozo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 41st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 43 minutes into the match, Maquina's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Cardozo came free, but Cacá Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vivaldo Paiva struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Cacá Nóbrega didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Feliciano. In the 47th minute Armando Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cacá Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wágner Neto to make the kick off. Wágner Neto's late challenge caught a Feliciano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wágner Neto helped the player get up and apologised. When Genílson Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Feliciano's protests and gave Genílson Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Feliciano's Genílson Nóbrega got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute Armando Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cacá Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cacá Nóbrega having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Cardozo in the 70th minute of play forced Maquina's goalkeeper Cacá Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Vivaldo Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cacá Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Vivaldo Paiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Cacá Nóbrega was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 80 minutes into the match, Vivaldo Paiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cacá Nóbrega. Maquina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vivaldo Paiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Cacá Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Cardozo in the 84th minute of play. Maquina's Cacá Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vivaldo Paiva in the 86th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Armando Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Feliciano's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacá Nóbrega breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vivaldo Paiva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cacá Nóbrega having to make a save. Feliciano walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.