League Play-Off

Maraconahu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giovanni Vidal started the match with the kick off. Yuri de Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Remo das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 9 minutes, Nico Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maraconahu SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nico Meireles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ediberto Quaresma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Teodoro Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yuri de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nico Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Maraconahu SS's Nico Meireles dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When Elder Cavalcante came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Igarapiuna 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 Elder Cavalcante couldn't finish the play. Jano do Valle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giovanni Vidal's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Igarapiuna booed when Maraconahu SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Elder Cavalcante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jano do Valle was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Giovanni Vidal 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. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maraconahu SS's goalkeeper Jano do Valle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nico Meireles made a kick off. Elder Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the game, Elder Cavalcante lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Jano do Valle. Mathias Hames hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Nico Meireles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Igarapiuna's Gil Bueno got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Giovanni Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Igarapiuna's supporters rose to their feet, but Giovanni Vidal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jano do Valle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giovanni Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jano do Valle having to interfere. The supporters of Igarapiuna booed when Maraconahu SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni de Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute, Maraconahu SS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Giovanni Vidal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Giovanni Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Jano do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Remo das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Meireles in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri de Alcântara in the 80th minute of play forced Igarapiuna's goalkeeper Remo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nico Meireles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Remo das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elder Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jano do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giovanni Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maraconahu SS succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Igarapiuna had controlled the match.