League Play-Off

Estádio Macacu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Macacu EC's Kiko Duarte started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Albertino Figueiredo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Mateus's Décio Botelho got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute Aluísio Mazza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Augusto Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kiko Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Macacu EC's attentive Naldo Queirós managed to snatch the ball when Délio Quirino made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. In the 19th match minute, Mateus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anísio Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Benê Trigo put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of José Augusto Couto. José Augusto Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benê Trigo in the 28th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Adolfo Tepedino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albertino Figueiredo took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised José Augusto Couto. José Augusto Couto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Aluísio Mazza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mateus's supporters rose to their feet, but Aluísio Mazza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Augusto Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the game, Mateus's Aluísio Mazza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Augusto Couto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Macacu EC's José Augusto Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anísio Paraibano in the 45th minute of play. Macacu EC's José Augusto Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aluísio Mazza in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aluísio Mazza to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Albertino Figueiredo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mateus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macacu EC the free kick. Albertino Figueiredo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Anísio Paraibano hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Macacu EC's Naldo Queirós managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Délio Quirino in the 56 minute of the game. José Augusto Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anísio Paraibano in the 59th minute of the match. Macacu EC's Kiko Duarte quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alfredão Nascimento, made in the 61st minute of the game. José Augusto Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertino Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Kiko Duarte notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Mateus's Luiz Hames. Luiz Hames was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 75 played minutes Macacu EC got a freekick which was hit by Dida Peixoto. José Augusto Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aluísio Mazza in the 81st minute of play. After 86 played minutes Macacu EC got a freekick which was hit by Paulão Rodrigues. The crowd rose to their feet as Aluísio Mazza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Augusto Couto. That made the score 3-5 in the 88 minute of play. Luiz Hames made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiko Duarte in the 93rd minute of play.