League Play-Off

Manguenza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Manguenza's Carlos Eduardo Fontes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Arthur Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, Manguenza's Carlos Eduardo Fontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dadá Couto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 6 minutes into the game, Cássio Cearense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Matheus Passos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matheus Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Cearense in the 14th minute of the match. Dadá Couto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stephan Pinnerup in the 15th minute. A hard shot 25 in the game by Carlos Eduardo Fontes from a close distance when the talented Dadá Couto managed to make a qualified save. Raizama's players were relieved. Raizama's Dadá Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Eduardo Fontes in the 28th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Raizama got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Freire. Carlos Eduardo Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baltazar Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá Couto having to interfere. After 35 played minutes, Raizama's Glauco Aguiar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Matheus Passos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Raizama reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cássio Cearense in the 36th minute of play forced Manguenza's goalkeeper Matheus Passos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Eduardo Fontes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dadá Couto. That made the score 1-2 in the 37 minute of play. In the 40th minute of the match Clemente Vieira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dadá Couto skillfully saved the ball. In the 44th match minute, Manguenza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Vieira to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Leonardo Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raizama's Cauã Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cássio Cearense to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Raizama's goal looked a bit too open when Stephan Pinnerup came free, but Dadá Couto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Fintan Drible almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Raizama's Dadá Couto did a great save. Arthur Guedes kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Carlos Eduardo Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá Couto having to interfere. Stephan Pinnerup sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphael Freire kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Stephan Pinnerup fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá Couto having to interfere. Raúl Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Matheus Passos made a huge save. In the 71st match minute, Manguenza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Raphael Freire scored 1-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matheus Passos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 77 played minutes Manguenza got a freekick which was hit by Baltazar Branco. In the 78th minute of the match Ronaldo Loyola shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matheus Passos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Eduardo Fontes in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dadá Couto saved Raizama from getting behind. Matheus Passos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raúl Ramos in the 80th minute. Stephan Pinnerup struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Dadá Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manguenza. In the 86th minute of the match Clemente Vieira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dadá Couto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dadá Proença received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Dadá Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. It was beautiful to see Manguenza's Stephan Pinnerup in action when he in the 94th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Cássio Cearense hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Carlos Eduardo Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá Couto having to interfere. The Raizama players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.