League Play-Off

Mendonção
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Eusébio Ferreira made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Juvenal Dantas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZOSO ROCK CLUBE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belo Jardim Futebol Clube the free kick. After 4 played minutes ZOSO ROCK CLUBE got a freekick which was hit by Juvenal Dantas. Gustavo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Ferreira in the 11th minute of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Eusébio Ferreira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZOSO ROCK CLUBE's Gustavo de Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Eusébio Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo de Amorim was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Belo Jardim Futebol Clube's Luís Paulo de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Valdemar Peres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute of the match Aloísio Montenegro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gustavo de Amorim showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Eusébio Ferreira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gustavo de Amorim having to make a save. Luís Paulo de Lara succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 36th playminute. Luís Paulo de Lara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Renato Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eusébio Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Paulo de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 50th minute. Gustavo de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When Dida Vianna fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZOSO ROCK CLUBE's protests and gave Dida Vianna a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ZOSO ROCK CLUBE's Dida Vianna got a free kick in the 60th minute. Tostão Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tostão Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in ZOSO ROCK CLUBE fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 74th minute Eusébio Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusébio Ferreira in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gustavo de Amorim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gustavo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Ferreira in the 80th minute of play. If Luís Paulo de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eusébio Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Renato Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Emanuel Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusébio Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Eusébio Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Juvenal Linhares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo de Amorim having to interfere. Cleiton Teles hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After 100 played minutes Belo Jardim Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Márcio Cabral. Belo Jardim Futebol Clube's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.