League Play-Off

Jacuda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomás de Alcântara started the match with the kick off. Thomás de Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Moura having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Jacuda SS's goal looked a bit too open when Thomás de Alcântara came free, but Diogo Moura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes, Ion Ciocâlteu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arauna SC and the Jacuda SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Nicolas Fernandes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thomás de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ion Ciocâlteu might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo Moura. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ion Ciocâlteu ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Jacuda SS getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Zé Carlos Loureiro hit a great ball. Arauna SC's attentive Armindo Fernandes managed to snatch the ball when Vivaldo Melo made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. With a little luck, Arauna SC's Emiliano Atroce got control of the ball when Nicolas Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Mateus Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Arauna SC 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 Mateus Moreira couldn't finish the play. The Arauna SC fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Arauna SC's Thomás de Alcântara looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emiliano Atroce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duda Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Arauna SC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Duda Mineiro made the kick off in the second half. If Thomás de Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the game, Nicolas Fernandes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Emiliano Atroce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Duda Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Emiliano Atroce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Thomás de Alcântara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arauna SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Emiliano Atroce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duda Mineiro in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Armindo Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Duda Mineiro notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Arauna SC's Emiliano Atroce. Emiliano Atroce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Duda Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mateus Moreira's late challenge caught a Jacuda SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Moreira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Mateus Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arauna SC's Emiliano Atroce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Fernandes in the 96th minute of play. Arauna SC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Jacuda SS to leave the ground with a draw.