League Play-Off

Estádio Cristai
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christian Matorin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Christian Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Cristai's Júnior da Silva got a free kick in the 8th minute. If Christian Matorin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th match minute, Cristai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério Recife to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Osvaldo de Lima left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sucesso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Antônio Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Manoel de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Cristai's Antônio Perez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manoel de Souza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Antônio Perez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cristai's zone, Arthur de Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amauri Romero came out of the goal and Arthur de Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the game, Sucesso's Rafinha Antunes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amauri Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Christian Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Amauri Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amauri Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Fabiano Barros was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antônio Perez in the 54th minute of play forced Sucesso's goalkeeper Manoel de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Cristai defense, Arthur de Lima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amauri Romero. The Cristai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amauri Romero should have stopped the shot. In the 63rd minute, Alexandre Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sucesso's David Montenegro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cristai. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Cristai:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sucesso:s goal. In the 67th minute there was a penalty for Sucesso. David Montenegro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Amauri Romero. 0-5. Christian Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Amauri Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Arthur de Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amauri Romero. Cristai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arthur de Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Christian Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Amauri Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Christian Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Luís Fabiano Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sucesso played a much better game than Cristai and deserved their victory. The Cristai players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.