League Play-Off

Estádio Chambioa
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. Agenor Melo started the match with the kick off. Agenor Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Alcântara having to interfere. After 5 played minutes Chambioa got a freekick which was hit by Vito Baptista. In the 7th minute, Wiliam Baiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mandirituba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 10th minute, Rubens Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Wiliam Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 played minutes, Mandirituba's Américo Seco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nelsinho Rodrigues came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mandirituba reached it. Wiliam Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelsinho Rodrigues having to interfere. When Rafael Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Mandirituba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafael Linhares couldn't finish the play. Chambioa's Nelsinho Rodrigues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wiliam Baiano in the 28th minute of play. Rafael Linhares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Chambioa's Fellipe Loureiro got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Chambioa's Agenor Melo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Alcântara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Claudinei do Nascimento took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Cristiano Alcântara to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st minute Agenor Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute Agenor Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudinei do Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Cristiano Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wiliam Baiano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Mandirituba were awarded a corner. Lucas Abreu went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 55th minute Mandirituba were awarded a corner. Lucas Abreu went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Lucas Abreu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nelsinho Rodrigues quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 61stth minute of the game Agenor Melo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mandirituba's Cristiano Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafael Linhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Nelsinho Rodrigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Linhares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Nelsinho Rodrigues made a huge save. Nelsinho Rodrigues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiliam Baiano in the 71st minute of the match. A collision led to Chambioa getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Fellipe Loureiro hit a great ball. Nelsinho Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiliam Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Nelsinho Rodrigues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laerte Rosa in the 89th minute of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Rafael Linhares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mandirituba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Linhares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Mandirituba players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Chambioa from taking control. The game ends in a draw.