League Play-Off

Nitra Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nitra FC's Jonathan da Cunha 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. Nitra FC's Jerônimo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Berger in the 5th minute of play. In the 7thth minute of the game Lino Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nitra FC's Jerônimo Maranhense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute, Lino Berger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerônimo Maranhense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Lino Berger hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Didi Lima came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Nitra FC's Jonathan da Cunha. But to his dismay, Jonathan da Cunha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 19thth minute of the game Jonathan da Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meia Ronda's Didi Lima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Didi Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan da Cunha in the 24th minute. Jonathan da Cunha's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Didi Lima skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Carlos Eduardo Alvarenga kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Jonathan da Cunha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Didi Lima came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan da Cunha slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 39th minute. Didi Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan da Cunha in the 43rd minute of the match. Meia Ronda's Didi Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan da Cunha in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Lino Berger made the kick off in the second half. Sílvio Luiz de Lima's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Jerônimo Maranhense skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Meia Ronda's Sílvio Luiz de Lima was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 54th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Didi Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Nando Pinho 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. Meia Ronda made a substitution. Luís Guilherme Damião replaced Joel de Queiroz. Gilvan Tavares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jerônimo Maranhense having to make a save. If Gilvan Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute Gilvan Tavares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gilvan Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerônimo Maranhense was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Nitra FC's goalkeeper Jerônimo Maranhense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sílvio Luiz de Lima. In the 79th minute, Sílvio Luiz de Lima reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jerônimo Maranhense. The goal made the score 2-3. After 83 played minutes Meia Ronda got a freekick which was hit by Gonçalo de Lara. Meia Ronda's Rony Mattos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bernard Edwards in the 85 minute of the game. Meia Ronda's Didi Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando Pinho in the 87th minute of play. Gogo Eneko hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Oliver Veentjer in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Meia Ronda's Rony Mattos. Gonçalo de Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonçalo de Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Meia Ronda's Gonçalo de Lara got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Jerônimo Maranhense came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Meia Ronda's Gilvan Tavares. But to his dismay, Gilvan Tavares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. The Meia Ronda supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Meia Ronda would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.