League Play-Off

Arena Tchakabum
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cléberson Trancoso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The crowd rose to their feet as Cléberson Trancoso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alessandro Souza. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Gilson Meireles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mazinho Cardoso's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Doriva Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilson Meireles was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 16th minute, Mazinho Cardoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gilson Meireles was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Cléberson Trancoso was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. Fastama Top FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Doriva Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Gilson Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute Mazinho Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnaldo Matorin hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Nilson de Almeida was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 25th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Alessandro Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléberson Trancoso in the 29th minute of the match. If Celso Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Bacaiuval's goalkeeper Alessandro Souza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celso Souza. Doriva Pirani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Meireles having to interfere. Mazinho Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Meireles having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

If Doriva Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fastama Top FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mazinho Cardoso 54 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Souza in the 60th minute of play forced Bacaiuval's goalkeeper Alessandro Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Cléberson Trancoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fastama Top FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 68th minute of the match Fastama Top FC got a corner. Bacaiuval's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gilvan Coutinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 68 played minutes Fastama Top FC got a freekick which was hit by Mazinho Goiano. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celso Souza in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alessandro Souza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Fastama Top FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Zé Paulo Vidal hit a great ball. Mazinho Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Fastama Top FC's Arnaldo Matorin got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 83 minutes, Dudu de Sena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bacaiuval and the Fastama Top FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bacaiuval fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Fastama Top FC. Gilvan Coutinho stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alessandro Souza. 3-2. Cléberson Trancoso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alessandro Souza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bacaiuval's Gonçalo Pirani got a free kick in the 90th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bacaiuval's zone, Celso Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Souza came out of the goal and Celso Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Cléberson Trancoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fastama Top FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cléberson Trancoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alessandro Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fastama Top FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bacaiuval for a fine match.