League Play-Off

Viradoura
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Roberto da Rocha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Michel Pena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amauri Paulista in the 6th minute of play. Michel Pena came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Seival's Glauco Matorin. But to his dismay, Glauco Matorin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viradoura's goalkeeper Michel Pena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rdth minute of the game Glauco Matorin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Viradoura's Michel Pena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wiliam de Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Agnaldo Madureira made a huge save. After having played for 26 minutes, Roberto da Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Viradoura's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto da Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agnaldo Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto da Rocha in the 28th minute of play. Hélder Mendes's late challenge caught a Seival's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélder Mendes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Viradoura getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Hélder Mendes hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match Ciro Pires shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michel Pena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Glauco Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Glauco Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Pena having to interfere. Amauri Paulista struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Michel Pena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seival. Davi Lima charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Davi Lima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Viradoura getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Davi Lima hit a great ball. When Amauri Paulista came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Seival 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 Amauri Paulista couldn't finish the play. After the first half Seival were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

During the 51st minute of the match Hélder Mendes completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hélder Mendes a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Glauco Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michel Pena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glauco Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Viradoura's goalkeeper Michel Pena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amauri Paulista. The audience was convinced that Glauco Matorin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michel Pena was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 66 minutes into the match, Viradoura's goalkeeper Michel Pena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amauri Paulista. Michel Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glauco Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute of the match Seival got a corner. Viradoura's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ciro Pires ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ciro Pires almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Viradoura's Michel Pena did a great save. Amauri Paulista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Michel Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Glauco Matorin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel Pena having to interfere. A hard shot 81 in the game by Amauri Paulista from a close distance when the talented Michel Pena managed to make a qualified save. Viradoura's players were relieved. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viradoura's goalkeeper Michel Pena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 86 minutes, Frédson Tavares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Viradoura and the Seival players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Seival booed when Viradoura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frédson Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michel Pena acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 87th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ciro Pires. If Amauri Paulista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Seival players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.