League Play-Off

Rapadura
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Genílson Britto kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Genílson Britto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucas da Silveira was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Spayk 1's Dráuzio Bittencourt got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Genílson Britto in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas da Silveira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lucas da Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murillo Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Lucas da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genílson Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jefferson de Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulinho Cavalcante in the 32nd minute of the match. Zé Augusto de Queirós came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jefferson de Castro could save by the left post. Cristóvão Soares's late challenge caught a Spayk 1's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristóvão Soares helped the player get up and apologised. Cristóvão Soares hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Spayk 1's Murillo Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Genílson Britto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Jacinto Loureiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spayk 1's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacinto Loureiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas da Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Genílson Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Spayk 1 booed when Rapadura EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gugu da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Genílson Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Lucas da Silveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jefferson de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cacá Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Wilton Guimarães took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lucas da Silveira. Rapadura EC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Dráuzio Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spayk 1's supporters rose to their feet, but Dráuzio Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas da Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Spayk 1's Jefferson de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Augusto de Queirós in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Wilton Guimarães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Spayk 1's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rapadura EC the free kick. Wilton Guimarães hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Wilton Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Dráuzio Bittencourt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Edgar Falcão fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spayk 1's protests and gave Edgar Falcão a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rapadura EC booed when Spayk 1 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Dráuzio Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jefferson de Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulinho Cavalcante went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Britto in the 81st minute of play forced Rapadura EC's goalkeeper Lucas da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas da Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genílson Britto in the 83rd minute of the match. Rapadura EC's Cristóvão Soares got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Cristóvão Soares off the ground. After 85 played minutes Rapadura EC got a freekick which was hit by Cristóvão Soares. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Santos in the 90th minute of play forced Spayk 1's goalkeeper Jefferson de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Genílson Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Spayk 1 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rapadura EC.