League Play-Off

Davinopolis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Davinopolis EC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gernando Soeiro hit a great ball. After 6 minutes of play, Davinopolis EC's Genílson Moreira made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serafim Lima was left in no man's land by his defense there! Balseiro's Ivan Kasarda got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Alfons Alvarez came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Balseiro 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 Alfons Alvarez couldn't finish the play. If Alfons Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alfons Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gernando Soeiro in the 22nd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Balseiro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Davinopolis EC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Serafim Lima, was totally fooled by Davinopolis EC's Anselmo Brasil, who 26 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Serafim Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genílson Moreira in the 29th minute. In the 37th minute, Genílson Moreira made a precise shot to the right of Serafim Lima. Balseiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Serafim Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laerte Falcão in the 40th minute. Balseiro's Serafim Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Pedro Macedo in the 44th minute of play. Balseiro's Serafim Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Balseiro from getting a goal against them. Leonel Paiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Serafim Lima made a huge save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zé Pedro Macedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 62 minutes of play, Davinopolis EC's Leonel Paiva made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serafim Lima was left in no man's land by his defense there! Balseiro's Serafim Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Pedro Macedo in the 69th minute of play. Serafim Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Alfons Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Davinopolis EC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Zé Pedro Macedo hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Leonel Paiva made a precise shot to the right of Serafim Lima. Balseiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Serafim Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Macedo in the 83rd minute of play. Serafim Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gernando Soeiro in the 84th minute of the match. Zé Pedro Macedo kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Alfons Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Balseiro's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.