League Play-Off

Estádio Macios
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arthur Ribeiro made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Macios defense, Wilson Nóbrega kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Percival Arósio. The Macios fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Percival Arósio should have stopped the shot. Wilson Nóbrega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Percival Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Arthur Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Percival Arósio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tiaguinho Travassos fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macios's protests and gave Tiaguinho Travassos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th minute, Tiaguinho Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Percival Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Ribeiro in the 22nd minute of the match. Percival Arósio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Ribeiro in the 29th minute of the match. Túlio Gaúcho hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Percival Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A collision led to SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Acácio Bezerra hit a great ball. Túlio Gaúcho hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Macios's Percival Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Ribeiro in the 39th minute of play. Inácio Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Percival Arósio having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Wilson Nóbrega's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Percival Arósio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL's zone, Alex Xavier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Narciso Leão came out of the goal and Alex Xavier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute, Túlio Gaúcho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL's Wilson Nóbrega nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Percival Arósio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Percival Arósio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arthur Ribeiro's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Macios's Dito Dante got a free kick in the 70th minute. Arthur Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Percival Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Nóbrega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Percival Arósio made a huge save. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL's goalkeeper Narciso Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Inácio Mangueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Macios were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Enrique Montenegro took the corner. The corner ended in Enrique Montenegro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL's Narciso Leão did a great save. Wilson Nóbrega fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Percival Arósio having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Macios's goalkeeper Percival Arósio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilson Nóbrega. Macios's Percival Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Ribeiro in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes in the game, Wilson Nóbrega fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Percival Arósio having to interfere. Alex Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Leão having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SPORT CLUB INTERNACIONAL walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.