League Play-Off

Apuarema
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Clemente Moraes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute José Augusto Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabino Campidelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manoel Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Bebeto Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sabino Campidelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Augusto Tinoco in the 8th minute of play. After some careless play in the Apuarema defense, José Augusto Tinoco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sabino Campidelis. The Apuarema fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sabino Campidelis should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Clemente Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apuarema's supporters rose to their feet, but Clemente Moraes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toninho Dracena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dudu Souza got free with Toninho Dracena in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Manoel Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 25 minutes, José Augusto Tinoco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FLAVALE's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Augusto Tinoco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 27 minutes, José Augusto Tinoco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FLAVALE's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Augusto Tinoco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Apuarema's Basílio Cardozo got a free kick in the 31st minute. When Ciro Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FLAVALE's protests and gave Ciro Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Apuarema booed when FLAVALE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toninho Dracena was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Dudu Souza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dudu Souza really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Clemente Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Toninho Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Clemente Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 49th minute of the match Cafu Marques shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabino Campidelis showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Sabino Campidelis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. The audience was convinced that José Augusto Tinoco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabino Campidelis was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Sabino Campidelis was a little too slow when José Augusto Tinoco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-3. Manoel Cardozo scored 1-4 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sabino Campidelis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Manoel Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. FLAVALE's supporters rose to their feet, but Manoel Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabino Campidelis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 84 minutes into the match, FLAVALE's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Moraes came free, but Toninho Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sabino Campidelis made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Manoel Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. FLAVALE's Manoel Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sabino Campidelis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manoel Cardozo in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute, José Augusto Tinoco fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sabino Campidelis, passed just outside the right post. 93 minutes in the game, José Augusto Tinoco fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sabino Campidelis having to interfere. 99 minutes had been played when some careless play by Apuarema's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cafu Marques was slow to take the kick. During this time FLAVALE's players had a chance to rest. Cafu Marques made a great header on FLAVALE's corner, it was just that Apuarema's Sabino Campidelis managed to reach the ball for a save.