League Play-Off

Cuinarana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Renatinho Paraense kicked off to start the match. Pranchado's Tiaguinho Machado suffered a fractured collar bone after 4 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitório de Carvalho during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes Cuinarana FC got a freekick which was hit by Vitório de Carvalho. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pranchado's goalkeeper João de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jorginho Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamim Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes of play, Pranchado's Luisinho Moraes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorginho Brasil was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamim Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jorginho Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 19 played minutes Pranchado got a freekick which was hit by Juvenal Torres. Jonathan Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João de Alcântara having to interfere. The supporters of Pranchado booed when Cuinarana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitório de Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Moreira in the 37th minute. Cuinarana FC's Jorginho Brasil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim Lucas in the 42nd minute of play. Luisinho Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorginho Brasil having to interfere. If Benjamim Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Benjamim Lucas made the kick off in the second half. Benjamim Lucas struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Jorginho Brasil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pranchado. Jorginho Brasil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juvenal Torres's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Benjamim Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jorginho Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 played minutes Pranchado got a freekick which was hit by Juvenal Torres. In the 68th minute Jonathan Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorginho Brasil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamim Lucas in the 71st minute. Benjamim Lucas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Jorginho Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Cuinarana FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitório de Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. Pranchado's Benjamim Lucas got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the game, Benjamim Lucas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jorginho Brasil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Luisinho Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pranchado's supporters rose to their feet, but Luisinho Moraes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorginho Brasil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Benjamim Lucas came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Pranchado 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 Benjamim Lucas couldn't finish the play. Pranchado's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.