League Play-Off

THUNDER Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nilton Sampaio got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Sporting Malvinas got a freekick which was hit by Jardel Perez. Doni Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Sporting Malvinas's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Salgado came free, but José Paulo Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 10 in the game by Luís Fernando Barreto from a close distance when the talented Emerson Matorin managed to make a qualified save. Laranjal FC's players were relieved. Wellington Salgado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Laranjal FC fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Laranjal FC's Wellington Salgado looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Sporting Malvinas's Jardel Perez got a free kick in the 20th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Santos got free with Emerson Matorin in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute, Wellington Salgado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laranjal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 31st minute, Dé Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Sporting Malvinas's Afonso Santos got a free kick in the 37th minute. José Paulo Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doni Salgado in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Afonso Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Malvinas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Luís Fernando Barreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Emerson Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when Wellington Salgado made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Sporting Malvinas's José Paulo Prata got control of the ball when Wellington Salgado tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute Doni Salgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Laranjal FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Dé Botelho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fernando Barreto in the 60th minute of play forced Laranjal FC's goalkeeper Emerson Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Nilton Sampaio made a precise shot to the right of Emerson Matorin. Laranjal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Sporting Malvinas's José Paulo Prata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Malvinas from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Sporting Malvinas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Laranjal FC:s goal. The score was 2-4 after a penalty in the 71st minute, where Laranjal FC:s Wellington Salgado tricked Sporting Malvinas:s José Paulo Prata with a difficult ball by the left post. Emerson Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Santos in the 75th minute of the match. After 78 minutes of play, Sporting Malvinas's Luís Fernando Barreto made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emerson Matorin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emerson Matorin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wellington Salgado got free with José Paulo Prata in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th match minute, Sporting Malvinas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Netto to maneuver through the defense. Dé Botelho got his second yellow card in the match during the 93rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 95th match minute, Sporting Malvinas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas Netto to maneuver through the defense. After 96 played minutes Sporting Malvinas got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Netto. Wellington Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. José Paulo Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Laranjal FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.