League Play-Off

Estádio Macao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Renato Freitas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Barra F.C's Dagoberto Pimenta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Barra F.C from getting a goal against them. Tiago Gabriel Penha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dagoberto Pimenta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Aluísio Recife took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dagoberto Pimenta. Barra F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 10th minute Tiago Gabriel Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Barra F.C's zone, Tiago Gabriel Penha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dagoberto Pimenta came out of the goal and Tiago Gabriel Penha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barra F.C's Dagoberto Pimenta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Gabriel Penha in the 14th minute of play. After 17 minutes, José Pedro Munhoz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barra F.C and the Macao EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Barra F.C getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. José Pedro Munhoz hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Macao EC's Tiago Gabriel Penha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dagoberto Pimenta. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. Paulo Renato Freitas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danilo de Carvalho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dagoberto Pimenta. Barra F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Luís Eduardo Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dagoberto Pimenta having to interfere. Jean Toledo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Dagoberto Pimenta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 38th minute, Jean Toledo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macao EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Tiago Gabriel Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Macao EC's Ediberto Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Freitas in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tiago Gabriel Penha to make the kick off. Jean Toledo struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Dagoberto Pimenta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macao EC. José Pedro Munhoz was shown his second yellow card after 54 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Barra F.C getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. José Pedro Munhoz hit a great ball. After 56 minutes of play, Macao EC's Tiago Gabriel Penha made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dagoberto Pimenta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wellington Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 played minutes Barra F.C got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Falcão. Dagoberto Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. A collision led to Barra F.C getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Wellington Leão hit a great ball. Macao EC's Genílson de Carvalho couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Barra F.C. In the 77th minute, Jean Toledo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 80th minute, Luís Eduardo Aparecido fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Dagoberto Pimenta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Genílson de Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Daniel Cerezo fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macao EC's protests and gave Daniel Cerezo a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Emílio Falcão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ediberto Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Eduardo Aparecido got free with Ediberto Alves in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Barra F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Macao EC.