League Play-Off

Maltide
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bebeto Almeida started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gilson Capixaba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Claudinho Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilson Capixaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudinho Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bebeto Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 13th play minute Bebeto Almeida came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Claudinho Marquez. 1-0. In the 20th match minute, Cabeceirinha EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernão Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. If Dinei Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilson Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinho Marquez having to interfere. Sidney Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Claudinho Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Cabeceirinha EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romário Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Maltide getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Gilson Capixaba hit a great ball. Dinei Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Arce having to interfere. Gilson Capixaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cabeceirinha EC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Romário Vasconcelos hit a great ball. In the 45th match minute, Maltide was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafinha Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. If Artur Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilson Capixaba in the 54th minute of play forced Cabeceirinha EC's goalkeeper Claudinho Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Rosado in the 61st minute of play forced Maltide's goalkeeper Alberto Arce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artur Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Arce having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Bebeto Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maltide's supporters rose to their feet, but Bebeto Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudinho Marquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bebeto Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Claudinho Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when Gilson Donato put in a rough tackle. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Maltide! Armandinho Hames shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Artur Pitta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Alberto Arce made a huge save. In the 82nd minute Dinei Rosado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudinho Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilson Capixaba in the 85th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gernando Bastos in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudinho Marquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Alessandro Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alessandro Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Gilson Capixaba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinho Marquez was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artur Pitta got free with Alberto Arce in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cabeceirinha EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.