League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chicão Vasconcelos made the kick off which started today's match. Chicão Vasconcelos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel de Castro having to interfere. Inácio de Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Dante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Inácio de Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Alquimista FPA STAND BY's zone, Chicão Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel de Castro came out of the goal and Chicão Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the game, Pepital's Kaká Valle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joel de Castro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Chicão Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kaká Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Joel de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Inácio de Mendonça got free with Emanuel Dante in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko de Medeiros in the 33rd minute of play forced Pepital's goalkeeper Emanuel Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chicão Vasconcelos in the 36th minute of play forced Alquimista FPA STAND BY's goalkeeper Joel de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Murillo da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Chicão Vasconcelos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pepital fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.

The wind increased when Kiko de Medeiros made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Júlio Mello during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Alquimista FPA STAND BY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Mello to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st match minute, Pepital was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chicão Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko de Medeiros in the 63rd minute of play forced Pepital's goalkeeper Emanuel Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chicão Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Alquimista FPA STAND BY's goal looked a bit too open when Chicão Vasconcelos came free, but Joel de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chicão Vasconcelos in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel de Castro saved Alquimista FPA STAND BY from getting behind. Alquimista FPA STAND BY's Joel de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chicão Vasconcelos in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Alquimista FPA STAND BY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Alberto Porto to maneuver through the defense. Joel de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaká Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Chicão Vasconcelos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inácio de Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel de Castro was a little too slow when Chicão Vasconcelos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-6. Pepital played a much better game than Alquimista FPA STAND BY and deserved their victory. The Alquimista FPA STAND BY players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.