League Play-Off

Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Maria Barros kicked off to start the match. Dagoberto Ribeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renatinho Sousa in the 3rd minute. Raimundo Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Barros in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho França in the 6th minute of play forced Coroacy's goalkeeper Dagoberto Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coroacy's goalkeeper Dagoberto Ribeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rômulo Corrêa lost his temper 14 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, FC Porto's Rômulo Corrêa got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Porto's goalkeeper Raimundo Veloso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, FC Porto's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Baiano came free, but Raimundo Veloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raimundo Veloso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aílton da Fonseca went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 29th minute José Maria Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimundo Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Baiano in the 35th minute of play. In the 39th minute, José Maria Barros made a precise shot to the right of Raimundo Veloso. FC Porto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 44th minute, Genílson dos Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Giovani Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coroacy's supporters rose to their feet, but Giovani Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimundo Veloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Coroacy were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Thanks to some nice moves Aílton da Fonseca could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Raimundo Veloso however easily saved by the left post. 55 minutes into the match, FC Porto's goalkeeper Raimundo Veloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Baiano. With a little luck, FC Porto's Raimundo Veloso got control of the ball when Nicolas Baiano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raimundo Veloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Raimundo Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualter Paulista in the 69th minute of the match. Raimundo Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Maria Barros in the 71st minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, FC Porto's goalkeeper Raimundo Veloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Baiano. Raimundo Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Barros in the 77th minute of play. When Chiquinho França came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the FC Porto 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 Chiquinho França couldn't finish the play. 81 minutes into the game, FC Porto's Genílson dos Santos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dagoberto Ribeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Genílson dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Dagoberto Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Baiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Raimundo Veloso made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Barros in the 89th minute of play forced FC Porto's goalkeeper Raimundo Veloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Chiquinho França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Porto's Raimundo Veloso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save FC Porto from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Coroacy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.