League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pontao SC's Maurício Freire started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Pontao SC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Thomás Barral hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Raios Cosmo's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício Freire came free, but Ernani Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jefferson Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Elói Souza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernani Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Lúcio Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugênio da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernani Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Freire in the 35th minute of play. Ernani Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristinel Miniș to make the kick off. Ernani Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Freire in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Raios Cosmo's Fernandinho Leite got a free kick in the 55th minute. Ernani Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurício Freire in the 55th minute of play. When Eugênio da Costa came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Raios Cosmo 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 Eugênio da Costa couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute Maurício Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernani Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jefferson Amaral during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th match minute, Raios Cosmo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jefferson Amaral to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Maurício Freire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernani Mendonça was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 75th minute Duarte Messias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernani Mendonça 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 Maurício Freire in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernani Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Elói Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Raios Cosmo's goalkeeper Ernani Mendonça, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maurício Freire 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. The Raios Cosmo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pontao SC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.