League Play-Off

Cojubim
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. Ricardo Amaral started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristóvão Abreu in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frederico Pimenta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jacuhy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Raúl Monteiro scored to the left of an out of position Christian Mattos, making the score, 1-0. Otávio Nóbregas short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Christian Mattos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 17thth minute of the game Cristóvão Abreu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cojubim's Frederico Pimenta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Jacuhy getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Doriva Cruz hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Cojubim's goal looked a bit too open when Gláuber Velasco came free, but Frederico Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ricardo Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico Pimenta was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. A collision led to Cojubim getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Kiko Rocha hit a great ball. Cristóvão Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th match minute, Cojubim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruninho Vander to maneuver through the defense. Cristóvão Abreu struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Frederico Pimenta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jacuhy. Frederico Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jacuhy's goalkeeper Christian Mattos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ricardo Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Cristóvão Abreu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jacuhy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raúl Monteiro to make the kick off. When Ricardo Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Jacuhy 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 Ricardo Amaral couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Cojubim getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Otávio Nóbrega hit a great ball. Ricardo Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Cojubim's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristóvão Abreu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to Cojubim getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bruninho Vander hit a great ball. Raúl Monteiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Mattos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Cristóvão Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederico Pimenta having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Jacuhy's Ricardo Amaral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frederico Pimenta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Bruninho Vander was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. A collision led to Cojubim getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Bruninho Vander hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Cristóvão Abreu could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Frederico Pimenta however easily saved by the left post. Jacuhy's Christian Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otávio Nóbrega in the 90th minute of play. If Otávio Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacuhy's Christian Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otávio Nóbrega in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.