League Play-Off

Estádio Macaia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Silvério de Azevedo got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th minute Silvério de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matías Recife hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Silvério de Azevedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Tavares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Paraizo's Geovani Secco got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Geovani Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes of play, Paraizo's Geovani Secco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Tavares was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as C.R.G.F.'s Matías Recife slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cássio Saraiva. That made the score 1-1 after 24 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Silvério de Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraizo's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvério de Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Secco in the 36th minute of the match. If João Pedro Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the C.R.G.F. defense, Silvério de Azevedo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Tavares. The C.R.G.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Tavares should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Aluísio Leme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Tavares having to interfere. Silvério de Azevedo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 55th playminute. A collision led to C.R.G.F. getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Benê Alcântara hit a great ball. 1-4 became the score in the 65th minute when Silvério de Azevedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 69th minute Silvério de Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Tavares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim Tinoco in the 75th minute of play. Geovani Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, C.R.G.F.'s Ricardo Tavares got control of the ball when Silvério de Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardo Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvério de Azevedo in the 84th minute. After 85 minutes, Matías Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.R.G.F. and the Paraizo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th match minute, C.R.G.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matías Recife to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Delfim Tinoco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paraizo's supporters rose to their feet, but Delfim Tinoco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvério de Azevedo got free with Ricardo Tavares in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, C.R.G.F.'s Benê Alcântara got a free kick in the 91st minute. José Paulo Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Tavares having to interfere. The C.R.G.F. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paraizo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.