League Play-Off

Estádio Melancias
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Didi Massa made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Marumbe AD's zone, Giuseppe França stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Luiz Travassos came out of the goal and Giuseppe França tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Didi Massa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Travassos having to interfere. Didi Massa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Giuseppe França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Travassos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Marumbe AD getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Noel Quintal hit a great ball. If Didi Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Quintal during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Marumbe AD getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Noel Quintal hit a great ball. Giuseppe França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Pedro Luiz Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremias Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Vides in the 30th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Duarte de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Pedro Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Mattos having to interfere. Giuseppe França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zé Pedro Vides stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Marumbe AD's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Travassos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 55 minutes, Giuseppe França managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melancias's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giuseppe França was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Didi Massa in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Luiz Travassos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 59 minutes into the match, Marumbe AD's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe França came free, but Pedro Luiz Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Zé Pedro Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Zé Pedro Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Luiz Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Massa in the 67th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Didi Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Travassos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didi Massa hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Marumbe AD's Felipe Alagoano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Felipe Alagoano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Marumbe AD protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Felipe Alagoano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Melancias. Waldir Hames stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedro Luiz Travassos. 1-0. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marumbe AD's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz Travassos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Giuseppe França got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 91st minute, Giuseppe França made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Luiz Travassos. Marumbe AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Melancias's Giuseppe França got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.