League Play-Off

Pedral
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kauã Perez kicked off to start the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Didi Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nióbio EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Didi Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Pedral SC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Aloísio Prestes hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the game, Ricardinho Souto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pedral SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nióbio EC the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pedral SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! A collision led to Pedral SC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Allan Mendes hit a great ball. Silvério Brito's late challenge caught a Nióbio EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvério Brito helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pedral SC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Silvério Brito hit a great ball. Pedral SC's Arnaldo Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Zonta in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Cafu de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ünsal Alyakut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matheus Valle in the 31st minute. Didi Zonta struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Arnaldo Nogueira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nióbio EC. In a very dangerous position, a player in Nióbio EC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! After 36 minutes Nióbio EC's goalkeeper Ünsal Alyakut managed, with a little bit of luck, save Edmundo Cardoso's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. Arnaldo Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márton Kálmán, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pedral SC's goalkeeper Arnaldo Nogueira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Márton Kálmán to make the kick off. Márton Kálmán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Nogueira having to interfere. After having played for 54 minutes, Didi Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nióbio EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Didi Zonta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Márton Kálmán fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Nogueira having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márton Kálmán got free with Arnaldo Nogueira in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Didi Zonta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo Nogueira having to interfere. Cafu de Castro struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Arnaldo Nogueira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nióbio EC. When Márton Kálmán got free in front of the goal in the 65th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Arnaldo Nogueira was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Márton Kálmán in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnaldo Nogueira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauã Perez in the 71st minute of play forced Nióbio EC's goalkeeper Ünsal Alyakut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Cafu de Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nióbio EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pedral SC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Nióbio EC's Cafu de Castro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Zonta in the 75th minute of play forced Pedral SC's goalkeeper Arnaldo Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Márton Kálmán managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nióbio EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Márton Kálmán was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnaldo Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Didi Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes Nióbio EC got a freekick which was hit by Cafu de Castro. A collision led to Nióbio EC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Cafu de Castro hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Matheus Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ünsal Alyakut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Matheus Valle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ünsal Alyakut was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Arnaldo Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Márton Kálmán in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnaldo Nogueira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 93 played minutes Pedral SC got a freekick which was hit by Aloísio Prestes. Pedral SC's Arnaldo Nogueira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Pedral SC from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew the final whistle, Pedral SC could leave the field as winners, despite Nióbio EC having more of the ball for most of the match.