League Play-Off

Neto da Vilma
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Narciso Lucas got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Neto FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Noel Furtado hit a great ball. Lino Félix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Freitas having to interfere. Carlos Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Francisco Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Cruzeiro esporte clube getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Lino Félix hit a great ball. Neto FC's Carlos Barbosa got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emin Kaan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Francisco Valadares made a huge save. In the 18th minute of the match, Arthur Lima got a very nice opportunity to score, but Francisco Valadares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Carlos Freitas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Lucas in the 22nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emin Kaan got free with Francisco Valadares in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emin Kaan got free with Francisco Valadares in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Barbosa struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Francisco Valadares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neto FC. Carlos Barbosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Francisco Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emin Kaan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Francisco Valadares firmly grabbed it by the left post. Narciso Lucas 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. 39 minutes into the game, Flavinho Vergílio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cruzeiro esporte clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Neto FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Flavinho Vergílio got a free kick in the 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sinan Özaltan during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cruzeiro esporte clube booed when Neto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sinan Özaltan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half Cruzeiro esporte clube were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Barbosa to make the kick off. The supporters of Neto FC booed when Cruzeiro esporte clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Lucas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Barbosa in the 51st minute of play forced Cruzeiro esporte clube's goalkeeper Francisco Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cruzeiro esporte clube's Inácio Branco got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Neto FC's goalkeeper Carlos Freitas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inácio Branco. Narciso Lucas's late challenge caught a Neto FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Lucas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Neto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Sá to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Barbosa in the 87th minute of play forced Cruzeiro esporte clube's goalkeeper Francisco Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro esporte clube's Carlos Augusto das Neves got a free kick in the 88th minute. If Carlos Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Freitas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Neto FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Cruzeiro esporte clube to win.