League Play-Off

Calabar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raí Cunha made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rdth minute of the game João Albuquerque who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Calabar's Alex Cooper was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If João Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barões da Peladinha's João Albuquerque got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Barões da Peladinha's João Albuquerque in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Calabar's goalie prevented a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Calabar's goal looked a bit too open when João Albuquerque came free, but Alex Cooper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chicão Porto hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raí Cunha in the 12th minute of play forced Barões da Peladinha's goalkeeper Aral Saltık to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Souto kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If João Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute, João Albuquerque ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Cooper was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. João Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Albuquerque in the 30th minute of play forced Calabar's goalkeeper Alex Cooper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mario Bros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Calabar's zone, João Albuquerque stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Cooper came out of the goal and João Albuquerque tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

With his leg Alex Cooper managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Barões da Peladinha's João Albuquerque fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If João Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Albuquerque's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Cooper read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Flavinho Maciel shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If João Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 66 in the game by João Albuquerque from a close distance when the talented Alex Cooper managed to make a qualified save. Calabar's players were relieved. If João Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mario Bros struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Alex Cooper didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barões da Peladinha. João Albuquerque had several of the Calabar's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Alex Cooper as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 78th minute, João Albuquerque left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barões da Peladinha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 82 minutes into the match, João Albuquerque dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alex Cooper, 0-4. When Moisés Souto fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barões da Peladinha's protests and gave Moisés Souto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th match minute, Barões da Peladinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Souto to maneuver through the defense. Barões da Peladinha's João Albuquerque got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Chicão Vianna made a precise shot to the right of Alex Cooper. Calabar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The Calabar fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Barões da Peladinha were clearly better and deserved to take the win.