League Play-Off

Humildes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tibúrcio de Medeiros got the match started through his kick off. After 8 minutes of play, Rapadura EC's Zé Augusto de Queirós made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnaldo Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lucas da Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibúrcio de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 14 played minutes, Humildes AD's Gugu Pirani shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucas da Silveira 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 Humildes AD reached it. In the 16th minute Paulinho Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Severo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Rapadura EC's Zé Augusto de Queirós got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulinho Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Arnaldo Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Rapadura EC's Paulinho Cavalcante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnaldo Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Augusto de Queirós in the 27th minute of play forced Humildes AD's goalkeeper Arnaldo Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rapadura EC's Lucas da Silveira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Rapadura EC from getting a goal against them. Arnaldo Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulinho Cavalcante in the 34th minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, Rapadura EC's Zé Augusto de Queirós made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnaldo Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the match, Tibúrcio de Medeiros dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lucas da Silveira, 1-2. After 44 played minutes, Rapadura EC's Gilmar Chaves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnaldo Carvalho 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 Rapadura EC reached it. In the 46th minute of the match Roger Borges shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnaldo Carvalho showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Dedê Dias fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Humildes AD's protests and gave Dedê Dias a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rapadura EC booed when Humildes AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dedê Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball.

1-3 became the score in the 51st minute when Zé Augusto de Queirós elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Paulinho Cavalcante came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Rapadura EC 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 Paulinho Cavalcante couldn't finish the play. Pedrão Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas da Silveira having to interfere. Zé Augusto de Queirós's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Arnaldo Carvalho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 68 minutes into the match, Humildes AD's goalkeeper Arnaldo Carvalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Augusto de Queirós. In the 72nd minute, Paulinho Cavalcante got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Humildes AD's zone, Paulinho Cavalcante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnaldo Carvalho came out of the goal and Paulinho Cavalcante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Humildes AD getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Dedê Dias hit a great ball. Zé Augusto de Queiróss short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Arnaldo Carvalho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Humildes AD's William Sarmento got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Zé Augusto de Queirós could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Arnaldo Carvalho made a huge save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rapadura EC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.