League Play-Off

Estádio Medina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Medina's Igor Eger started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 3 minutes, Rodriguinho Lucas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Conselho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodriguinho Lucas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 5 minutes into the match, Medina's goal looked a bit too open when Rodriguinho Lucas came free, but Noel Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Recife blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noel Cardoso having to make a save. In the 9th minute, Rodriguinho Lucas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noel Cardoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rodriguinho Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Cardoso having to interfere. After 14 played minutes Medina got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Terra. 15 minutes into the match, Medina's goal looked a bit too open when Rodriguinho Lucas came free, but Noel Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Rodriguinho Lucas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Conselho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Rodriguinho Lucas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Rodriguinho Lucas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Cardoso. Medina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodriguinho Lucas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 43 minutes, Júnior Barreto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Conselho and the Medina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes Conselho got a freekick which was hit by Júnior Barreto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Recife in the 45th minute of play forced Medina's goalkeeper Noel Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Medina players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Conselho were winning 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodriguinho Lucas to strike the kick off in the second half. In a very dangerous position, a player in Conselho fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! In the 62nd match minute, Medina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remo de Souza to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Conselho's Rodriguinho Lucas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Marcel Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noel Cardoso was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Rodriguinho Lucas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodriguinho Lucas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Rodriguinho Lucas took a quick shot and it went in 2-6 without a chance for Noel Cardoso to make any attempt to save it. Marcel Recife was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 82nd minute. Conselho's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Noel Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Lucas in the 85th minute of the match. Sidnei Hames's late challenge caught a Conselho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sidnei Hames helped the player get up and apologised. Sidnei Hames kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Conselho's Rodriguinho Lucas in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Medina's goalie prevented a goal. When Rodriguinho Lucas came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Conselho 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 Rodriguinho Lucas couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Recife got free with Noel Cardoso in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodriguinho Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Cardoso having to interfere.