League Play-Off

ARENA NILTON SANTOS
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Giuseppe Veloso made the kick off which started today's match. Guarapiranga's Rony Baiano got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eusébio Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Fabrício Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Guarapiranga's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Pincoski came free, but Fabrício Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eusébio Carvalho kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 13thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Guarapiranga's keeper Fabrício Queiroz was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Décio Trevisan hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Silvinho Fontes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eusébio Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Fabrício Queiroz made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in BOTAFOGO SAF 2022's zone, Giuseppe Veloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martino Villaro came out of the goal and Giuseppe Veloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabrício Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Pincoski, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Martino Villaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giuseppe Veloso succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Fabrício Queiroz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eusébio Carvalho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 41 minute of play. If Rony Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martino Villaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Veloso in the 46th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eusébio Carvalho to make the kick off. Guarapiranga's Fabrício Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Pincoski in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute, Gwidon Pincoski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BOTAFOGO SAF 2022 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusébio Carvalho in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrício Queiroz saved Guarapiranga from getting behind. Fabrício Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Carvalho in the 66th minute of the match. BOTAFOGO SAF 2022's Martino Villaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save BOTAFOGO SAF 2022 from getting a goal against them. After 73 minutes, Eusébio Carvalho made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Guarapiranga's Fabrício Queiroz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rony Baiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Martino Villaro came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Guarapiranga's Rony Baiano. But to his dismay, Rony Baiano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rony Baiano got free with Martino Villaro in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Martino Villaro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rony Baiano went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-3 was the resulting score. 91 minutes into the match, BOTAFOGO SAF 2022's goalkeeper Martino Villaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rony Baiano. 94 minutes into the match, BOTAFOGO SAF 2022's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Veloso came free, but Martino Villaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.