League Play-Off

Estádio CALANGÃO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Júlio Vianna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Norberto Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedrinho Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 minutes, Pedrinho Fontes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calango and the Capa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pedrinho Fontes kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Edgard Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Brito was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, Calango's Amauri Ferreira seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Amauri Ferreira the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Calango protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Amauri Ferreira had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Calango:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Capa:s goal. Calango:s Norberto Brito showed great skill when he stopped Roberto Barbosa:s penalty. 32 minutes into the match, Calango's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Seco came free, but Norberto Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedrinho Fontes struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Dráuzio Vianna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Calango. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Seco in the 39th minute of play forced Calango's goalkeeper Norberto Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th match minute, Calango was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Amaral to maneuver through the defense. After taking down the ball on Calango's corner Jano Xavier fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dráuzio Vianna quite easily take care of the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedrinho Fontes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Pedrinho Fontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dráuzio Vianna was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 55th match minute, Calango was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Amaral to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the game, Capa's Júlio Vianna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Norberto Brito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Chico Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Capa's Manolo Andrade shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 65th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Norberto Brito but with some difficulty. The supporters of Capa booed when Calango was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dagoberto Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Edgard Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Capa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 70th minute, Júlio Vianna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Capa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. When Pedrinho Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Calango 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 Pedrinho Fontes couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute of the match Dagoberto Amaral sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dráuzio Vianna skillfully saved the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Capa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.