League Play-Off

Estádio Ranchinho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes in the game, Lúcio Sá fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Robinho Proença having to interfere. In the 10th minute of the match Arthur Negri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Robinho Proença showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 10 played minutes Salobense FC got a freekick which was hit by Vânderson Lopes. If Lúcio Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robinho Proença made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Tales Recife sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Nogueira during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 23 minutes into the match, Salobense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Sá came free, but Robinho Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tales Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Robinho Proença tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victor Dionísio went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 31 played minutes Salobense FC got a freekick which was hit by Victor Dionísio. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Salobense FC! When the match had been going on for 38 minutes, Ranchinho SS's Ivo Bezerra got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Robinho Proença. In the 41st minute, Ranchinho SS's Lúcio Sá ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robinho Proença. Robinho Proença yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 44th minute, Marco Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lúcio Sá was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Sá in the 53rd minute of play forced Salobense FC's goalkeeper Robinho Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ranchinho SS's Miguel Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Dionísio in the 56th minute of play. Miguel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Barros in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Lúcio Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Nogueira got his second yellow card in the match during the 61st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Salobense FC's Daniel Nogueira got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Miguel Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vânderson Lopes in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Ranchinho SS's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Teixeira came free, but Miguel Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Teixeira struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Miguel Branco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salobense FC. Robinho Proença came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ranchinho SS's Tales Recife. But to his dismay, Tales Recife quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 76th minute, Tales Recife left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ranchinho SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After having played for 79 minutes, Victor Dionísio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salobense FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Dionísio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vânderson Lopes in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Branco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Victor Dionísio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salobense FC's Victor Dionísio got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tales Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, Ranchinho SS could leave the field as winners, despite Salobense FC having more of the ball for most of the match.