League Play-Off

Cumbe
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Falcão da Rocha made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Moisés Dracena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tony de Alcântara was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Moisés Dracena sped through Cumbe EC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tony de Alcântara. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Moisés Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haridades F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Moisés Dracena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tony de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Moisés Dracena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tony de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Souza in the 11th minute of play. Tony de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, Haridades F.C's Moisés Dracena made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony de Alcântara was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute, Moisés Dracena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haridades F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Tony de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moisés Dracena's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Moisés Dracena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cumbe EC's Tony de Alcântara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roberto Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Tony de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moisés Dracena in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tony de Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tony de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Roberto Siqueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony de Alcântara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Moisés Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Dracena in the 43rd minute of play. Tony de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moisés Dracena in the 44th minute of the match. Tony de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moisés Dracena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Haridades F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Coelho to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the game, Moisés Dracena recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tony de Alcântara. Moisés Dracena showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. The supporters of Haridades F.C booed when Cumbe EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egídio Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Luís Eduardo Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moisés Dracena got free with Tony de Alcântara in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Cumbe EC's Paulão Mello got a free kick in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moisés Dracena in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tony de Alcântara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Moisés Dracena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the match, Luís Eduardo Souza notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Cumbe EC's Tony de Alcântara. Tony de Alcântara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Haridades F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cumbe EC throughout the match.