League Play-Off

Guassosse
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arnaldo Lara got the match started through his kick off. Arnaldo Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Cayua EC booed when Guassosse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joélson Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulysses Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Lara in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guassosse's goalkeeper Ulysses Garcia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luís Paulo Barreto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sérgio Tasso in the 25th minute. Ulysses Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. With a little luck, Cayua EC's Luís Paulo Barreto got control of the ball when Sérgio Tasso tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Guassosse getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Luís Fernando de Amaral hit a great ball. Guassosse's Ulysses Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio de Carvalho in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulysses Garcia was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Custódio Koehler's late challenge caught a Cayua EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Custódio Koehler helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Guassosse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Custódio Koehler to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute Cássio de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysses Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agostinho Soares hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 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.

Cássio de Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ulysses Garcia made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joélson Figueiredo during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arnaldo Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th match minute, Cayua EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Lopes to maneuver through the defense. Luís Paulo Barreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. João Pedro Lara's late challenge caught a Cayua EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Pedro Lara helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Guassosse's João Pedro Lara got a free kick in the 71st minute. The supporters of Guassosse booed when Cayua EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matías Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cássio de Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Guassosse booed when Cayua EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agostinho Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 79 minutes of play, Cayua EC's Cássio de Carvalho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulysses Garcia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cássio de Carvalhos short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Ulysses Garcia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 97 minutes, Arnaldo Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cayua EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnaldo Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cayua EC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.