League Play-Off

Charlotte Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Atletico Potiguar's Lúcio de Godoi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fernandinho da Mata hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Perdigao's Edmundo de Toledo got control of the ball when Elder de Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Perdigao booed when Atletico Potiguar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elano Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 11 played minutes, Perdigao's Cipriano Fantini shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomás Lara came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Perdigao reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo de Queiroz in the 15th minute of play forced Atletico Potiguar's goalkeeper Tomás Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Perdigao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Recife to maneuver through the defense. Chico do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Edmundo de Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Falcão Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Perdigao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 24th match minute, Perdigao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmyr Urbano to maneuver through the defense. When Elder de Brito came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Atletico Potiguar 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 de Brito couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Perdigao booed when Atletico Potiguar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toninho Schmidt didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Atletico Potiguar getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Elano Sá hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Cipriano Fantini sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Lara skillfully saved the ball. When Elder de Brito came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Atletico Potiguar 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 de Brito couldn't finish the play. Lúcio de Godoi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Edmundo de Toledo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Atletico Potiguar were furious when Joel Marinho was red carded, 45 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atletico Potiguar fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! After the first half Perdigao were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when João Paulo de Queiroz made the kick off in the second half. Atletico Potiguar's Tomás Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Paulo de Queiroz in the 64th minute of play. Tomás Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo de Queiroz in the 66th minute of the match. Atletico Potiguar's Tomás Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Recife in the 72nd minute of play. Elder de Brito hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Tomás Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo de Queiroz in the 76th minute of the match. After 78 minutes, Benedito Paraense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Potiguar and the Perdigao players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Atletico Potiguar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedito Paraense to maneuver through the defense. Atletico Potiguar's Tomás Lara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Potiguar from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Perivaldo Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico Potiguar's supporters rose to their feet, but Perivaldo Rossi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmundo de Toledo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Perdigao's Jacinto Recife slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tomás Lara. That made the score 0-5 after 86 minutes of play. 96 minutes into the game, Cauã Sergipano threw the ball into play from the sideline. Atletico Potiguar's Enrique Pires quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 96 minutes into the match, Atletico Potiguar's Enrique Pires sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmundo de Toledo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Perdigao eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.