League Play-Off

Estádio Mucaja
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricardo Nóbrega got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernão Moraes in the 2nd minute of play forced Mucaja's goalkeeper Paulo Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernão Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Paulo Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 14 minutes, Dagoberto Alvarenga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carabucu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dagoberto Alvarenga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ricardo Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ricardo Nóbrega in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fernão Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Paulo Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 minutes of play, Mucaja's José Vítor Sampaio made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezequiel Saldanha was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Mucaja's Nico Valle got a free kick in the 36th minute. After some careless play in the Carabucu defense, José Vítor Sampaio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ezequiel Saldanha. The Carabucu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ezequiel Saldanha should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dagoberto Alvarenga to strike the kick off in the second half. Mucaja's Paulo Hoffmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Mucaja from getting a goal against them. 58 minutes into the match, José Vítor Sampaio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel Saldanha. Carabucu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Vítor Sampaio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Fernão Moraes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Paulo Hoffmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Vítor Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ezequiel Saldanha having to interfere. If Fernão Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fernão Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carabucu's Ezequiel Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Valle in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, José Vítor Sampaio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mucaja's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Vítor Sampaio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ezequiel Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Nóbrega in the 84th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Dagoberto Alvarenga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Carabucu's supporters rose to their feet, but Dagoberto Alvarenga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Hoffmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 89 minutes in the game, Dagoberto Alvarenga fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Paulo Hoffmann having to interfere. With a little luck, Mucaja's Paulo Hoffmann got control of the ball when Fernão Moraes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carabucu's Dagoberto Alvarenga got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Oséas de Lara fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mucaja's protests and gave Oséas de Lara a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mucaja getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Oséas de Lara hit a great ball. If Fernão Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fernão Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.