League Play-Off

Estadio Cachouca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Reinaldo Figueiras kicked off to start the match. Simão Luz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Geraldo Belém. Cachouca FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Henrique Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 31 minutes, Henrique Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coulo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrique Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adão Tinoco charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adão Tinoco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adão Tinoco hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. José Leiria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reinaldo Figueiras's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. When Gil Bacelar came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Cachouca FC 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 Gil Bacelar couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Durval Santiago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. José Leiria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geraldo Belém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reinaldo Figueiras in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Leiria prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Geraldo Belém stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marco Bessa's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Geraldo Belém took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Marco Bessa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Geraldo Belém, 1-1. Cachouca FC's Reinaldo Figueiras got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cachouca FC's Palmiro Cerqueira got a free kick in the 76th minute. José Leiria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Figueiras, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Reinaldo Figueiras recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.