League Play-Off

Corumbalina
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Conrado Dias kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Eusébio Palmeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Junior fresh prince fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Eusébio Palmeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Gilson Leal made a huge save. Chiquito EC's Gilson Leal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Chiquito EC from getting a goal against them. Gilson Leal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Conrado Dias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Chiquito EC's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Dias came free, but Gilson Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eusébio Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Conrado Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilson Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chiquito EC's goalkeeper Gilson Leal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Junior fresh prince fc's Andrézinho Souza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gilson Leal. That made the score 3-0 after 40 minutes of play. 44 minutes into the game, Hermínio Soeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chiquito EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Junior fresh prince fc the free kick. After 44 played minutes Chiquito EC got a freekick which was hit by Hermínio Soeiro. Gilson Leal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilson Leal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Palmeira in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raimundo Salgado to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Conrado Dias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilson Leal. Chiquito EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conrado Dias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Palmeira in the 57th minute of play forced Chiquito EC's goalkeeper Gilson Leal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Vianna charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Vianna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Chiquito EC's Armando Vianna got a free kick in the 58th minute. Eusébio Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilson Leal having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conrado Dias in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilson Leal saved Chiquito EC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Chiquito EC's Armando Vianna got a free kick in the 64th minute. A collision led to Junior fresh prince fc getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Natanael Leão hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Hermínio Soeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chiquito EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermínio Soeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubens Arce breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Junior fresh prince fc's zone, Raimundo Salgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rubens Arce came out of the goal and Raimundo Salgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 84th play minutes Conrado Dias shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Gilson Leal and just under the crossbar into goal. Conrado Dias hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute of the match Natanael Leão sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gilson Leal skillfully saved the ball. Junior fresh prince fc walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.