League Play-Off

Sumidor
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonathan Madureira got the match started through his kick off. Alexsandro Ramalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Chaves in the 3rd minute of play. In the 3rd minute, Danilo Alvarenga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 7 played minutes Didi de Lara scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Alexsandro Ramalho who was too lazy, 1-0. Deivid Paulista's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Alexsandro Ramalho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 20thth minute of the game Orlando da Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sumidor FC's Délio Vale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Délio Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando da Silva in the 22nd minute of play. Alexsandro Ramalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deivid Paulista in the 26th minute. Alexsandro Ramalho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but João Pedro Souza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. If Orlando da Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 40 minutes into the game, Deivid Paulista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alexsandro Ramalho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Deivid Paulista might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexsandro Ramalho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Deivid Paulista ran back to his position shaking his head. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Pedro Souza to make the kick off. Praiao SC's Alexsandro Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro Souza in the 52nd minute of play. When Deivid Paulista came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Sumidor FC 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 Deivid Paulista couldn't finish the play. Danilo Alvarenga hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Sumidor FC's Délio Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Madureira in the 71st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Deivid Paulista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexsandro Ramalho was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. If João Pedro Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexsandro Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid Paulista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Pedro Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alexsandro Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sumidor FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Praiao SC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.