League Play-Off

Favela do Chatubão
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Augusto Mello made the kick off which started today's match. When Pedro Augusto Mello fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Luvirtual's protests and gave Pedro Augusto Mello a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Luvirtual got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Augusto Mello. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Téo Hermes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chatuba de Mesquita's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Hermes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliseu Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Téo Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geovanni Azevedos short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Eliseu Leite to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 17 minutes into the game, Luvirtual's Nilmar Trevisan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedrão Galvão made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Luvirtual's zone, Patrick Valadares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseu Leite came out of the goal and Patrick Valadares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 24 played minutes Luvirtual got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Mangueira. A collision led to Chatuba de Mesquita getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Tarcisio Duarte hit a great ball. Nilmar Trevisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedrão Galvão having to interfere. When Patrick Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Chatuba de Mesquita 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 Patrick Valadares couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Luvirtual booed when Chatuba de Mesquita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarcisio Duarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedrão Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Chatuba de Mesquita's Pedrão Galvão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Antunes in the 38th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrick Valadares in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eliseu Leite prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute, Luvirtual's Paulinho Barral seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Paulinho Barral the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Luvirtual protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Paulinho Barral had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 41 minutes into the game, one of Luvirtual:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 44 minutes, Chatuba de Mesquita's Willian Cardoso 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 Eliseu Leite. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Luvirtual's goalkeeper Eliseu Leite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The audience was convinced that Patrick Valadares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseu Leite was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. 54 minutes into the game, Tarcisio Duarte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chatuba de Mesquita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Luvirtual the free kick. In the 54th match minute, Chatuba de Mesquita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarcisio Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Mangueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Chatuba de Mesquita's goalkeeper Pedrão Galvão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oséias Sergipano. 62 minutes into the game, Téo Hermes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Eliseu Leite was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 66thth minute of the game Geovanni Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Luvirtual's Eliseu Leite was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eliseu Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Hermes in the 67th minute of play. Victor Antunes's late challenge caught a Chatuba de Mesquita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Antunes helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 played minutes Luvirtual got a freekick which was hit by Victor Antunes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Duarte in the 71st minute of play forced Luvirtual's goalkeeper Eliseu Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Luvirtual's Nilmar Trevisan got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Luvirtual's zone, Tarcisio Duarte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseu Leite came out of the goal and Tarcisio Duarte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedrão Galvão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Antunes in the 80th minute. Téo Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Leite having to interfere. Manuel Mangueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrão Galvão. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Mangueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patrick Valadares in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eliseu Leite prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the Chatuba de Mesquita players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.