League Play-Off

Estádio Pensamento
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diogo Saldanha made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Canaa's Diogo Saldanha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luan Sanches made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The Pensamento fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Pensamento's Emerson de Moraes 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emerson de Moraes got free with José Augusto Nóbrega in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luan Sanches took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emerson de Moraes got free with José Augusto Nóbrega in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emerson de Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. José Augusto Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Canaa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Emerson de Moraes fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, Canaa's Dário Cosme got a free kick in the 31st minute. Emerson de Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but José Augusto Nóbrega made a huge save. Emerson de Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. José Augusto Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frederico Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. José Augusto Nóbrega made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Emerson de Moraes sent off a good shot on target. Emerson de Moraes did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised José Augusto Nóbrega 47 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team 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. Emerson de Moraes was the one to do the kick off. José Augusto Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Luan Sanches made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Velloso in the 56th minute. Murilo Santana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Augusto Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emerson de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Emerson de Moraes struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. José Augusto Nóbrega didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pensamento. When Emerson de Moraes came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Pensamento 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 Emerson de Moraes couldn't finish the play. José Augusto Nóbrega didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celsinho Rodrigues went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. When Murilo Santana came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Pensamento 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 Murilo Santana couldn't finish the play. José Augusto Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Daniel Torres scored 4-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Augusto Nóbrega, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pensamento walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.