League Play-Off

Estádio Puca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Submarino Amarelo's Enéas Prata started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hélio Machado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Paulo Alvarenga's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 12 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Puca's Michel Lira fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Michel Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that César Dias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vivaldo Costa was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 19 played minutes, Puca's Dráusio de Mendonça shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vivaldo Costa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Puca reached it. Vivaldo Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Submarino Amarelo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Enéas Prata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Submarino Amarelo's supporters rose to their feet, but Enéas Prata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hélio Machado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michel Lira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Vivaldo Costa made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Michel Lira got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Submarino Amarelo's zone, Michel Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vivaldo Costa came out of the goal and Michel Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for César Dias to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Submarino Amarelo's zone, Michel Lira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vivaldo Costa came out of the goal and Michel Lira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. César Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Submarino Amarelo's goal looked a bit too open when César Dias came free, but Vivaldo Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vivaldo Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Submarino Amarelo got a freekick which was hit by Reinaldo de Amorim. Submarino Amarelo's Vivaldo Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Dias in the 81st minute of play. Michel Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Vivaldo Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vivaldo Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vivaldo Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Enéas Prata dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hélio Machado, 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Zé Paulo Furlan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Puca's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Paulo Furlan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vivaldo Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Puca's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.