League Play-Off

Estádio Carapeva
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Vivaldo Linares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sandro Mandrak's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Dinei da Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Vivaldo Linares made a huge save. 6 minutes into the match, Bangu Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Linares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinei da Cunha. After 7 minutes, Andrézinho Loureiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bangu Atlético Clube and the Carapeva players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bangu Atlético Clube's Andrézinho Loureiro got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Sandro Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute of the match Carapeva got a corner. Bangu Atlético Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. João Adolfo Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. João Adolfo Duarte made a great header on Carapeva's corner, it was just that Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares managed to reach the ball for a save. Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Mandrak in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Carapeva's João Adolfo Duarte got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Dinei da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carapeva's supporters rose to their feet, but Dinei da Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vivaldo Linares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the match, Carapeva's Sandro Mandrak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vivaldo Linares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Bangu Atlético Clube getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Andrézinho Loureiro hit a great ball. Carapeva's Dinei da Cunha got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Mandrak in the 25th minute of play forced Bangu Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27thth minute of the game Sandro Mandrak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vivaldo Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Dinei da Cunha who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Vivaldo Linares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Mandrak in the 34th minute of play. Vivaldo Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandro Mandrak in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sandro Mandrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vivaldo Linares was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Sandro Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the match, Dinei da Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vivaldo Linares. Bangu Atlético Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dinei da Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sandro Mandrak was the one to do the kick off. Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinei da Cunha in the 52nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Bangu Atlético Clube defense, Dinei da Cunha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vivaldo Linares. The Bangu Atlético Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vivaldo Linares should have stopped the shot. In the 58thth minute of the game Dinei da Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Carapeva's Sandro Mandrak got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Sandro Mandrak, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 62 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Vivaldo Linares was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Vivaldo Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinei da Cunha in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Dinei da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vivaldo Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinei da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Vivaldo Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Dinei da Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vivaldo Linares was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Mandrak in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Mandrak in the 85th minute of play forced Bangu Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serginho Cruz in the 89th minute of play forced Bangu Atlético Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Sandro Mandrak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bangu Atlético Clube's Vivaldo Linares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vivaldo Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinei da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Dinei da Cunha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vivaldo Linares having to make a save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Carapeva fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bangu Atlético Clube had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.