League Play-Off

Carajari
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when João Francisco Vale kicked off to start the match. Zé Augusto Moreira's late challenge caught a Matarandiba SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Augusto Moreira helped the player get up and apologised. Zé Augusto Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Donato Cerezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tostão Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Matarandiba SC booed when Carajari EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Fernando Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. If João Francisco Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If João Francisco Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Donato Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tostão Eger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rubinho Massa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Carajari EC's zone, João Francisco Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredinho Mattos came out of the goal and João Francisco Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tostão Eger was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes Carajari EC got a freekick which was hit by Doriva Paes. Alfredinho Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that João Francisco Vale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredinho Mattos was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the match, Carajari EC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Mattos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Cerezo. If Tostão Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Eduardo Britto 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. Carajari EC's Alfredinho Mattos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Carajari EC from getting a goal against them. Rubinho Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Britto in the 67th minute of play. Rubinho Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. When Sílvio Luís Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Matarandiba SC's protests and gave Sílvio Luís Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes Matarandiba SC got a freekick which was hit by Sílvio Luís Esteves. Eduardo Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Rubinho Massa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubinho Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Britto in the 84th minute of play. João Francisco Vale might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alfredinho Mattos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Francisco Vale ran back to his position shaking his head. João Francisco Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredinho Mattos having to interfere. 93 minutes into the game, Tostão Eger cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Rubinho Massa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 96th match minute, Carajari EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos Prestes to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 98th minute by João Francisco Vale got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Matarandiba SC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.