League Play-Off

Caraibuna
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafa de Godoi made the kick off which started today's match. When Gernando Brito fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aristides's protests and gave Gernando Brito a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Gernando Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valério Trigo struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Pedro Luiz Cerezo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aristides. When Adhemar Motta fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galante FC's protests and gave Adhemar Motta a yellow card for diving instead. When Valério Trigo came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Aristides fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Valério Trigo couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Galante FC's zone, Vicente Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Luiz Cerezo came out of the goal and Vicente Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Valério Trigo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Luiz Cerezo was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Galante FC's Pedro Luiz Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Trigo in the 35th minute of play. Vicente Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Cerezo having to interfere. Rafa de Godoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Paulo Donato. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafa de Godoi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Luís Eduardo Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vicente Ribeiro to strike the kick off in the second half. Luís Eduardo Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rafa de Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luís Eduardo Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo Donato having to interfere. Galante FC's Luís Eduardo Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valério Trigo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Pedro Luiz Cerezo made a huge save. Vicente Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Luís Paulo Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes, Galante FC's Benjamim Tasso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luís Paulo Donato 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 Galante FC reached it. Luís Eduardo Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Paulo Donato having to interfere. Pedro Luiz Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Ribeiro in the 76th minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, Aristides was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. If Vicente Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valério Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Pedro Luiz Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Adhemar Motta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valério Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Pedro Luiz Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Galante FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Aristides's performance. The match ended with a win for Aristides.