League Play-Off

Sausage Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Víktor Correia made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute André Luís Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 4 minutes of play, AFC Dachshund's Gilmar Xavier made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugênio Tasso was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, AFC Dachshund's goal looked a bit too open when Víktor Correia came free, but Hélder Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes, Eurico Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Dachshund and the Solar Group FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes AFC Dachshund got a freekick which was hit by Eurico Batista. Hélder Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Aguiar in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to AFC Dachshund getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. César Madureira hit a great ball. Hélder Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Moreira in the 20th minute of play. AFC Dachshund's Gilmar Xavier got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Solar Group FC's Eugênio Tasso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Bastos in the 26th minute of play. Hélder Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luís Leão in the 29th minute of play. Hélder Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Jarbas Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hélder Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hélder Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Víktor Correia in the 39th minute of the match. In the 46th minute César Aguiar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Solar Group FC's André Luís Leão suffered a concussion in the 47th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When César Madureira was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC Dachshund fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! In the 50th minute there was a penalty for Solar Group FC. Oséas Tinoco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hélder Ferreira. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After having played for 59 minutes, Marcelo Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Dachshund's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Bastos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Benedito Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Bastos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Aguiar in the 66th minute of play forced AFC Dachshund's goalkeeper Hélder Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Moreira took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hélder Ferreira. Hélder Ferreira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Marcelo Bastos came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the AFC Dachshund fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo Bastos couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute, Marcelo Bastos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. AFC Dachshund's Marcelo Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eugênio Tasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Pinheiro in the 85th minute of the match. The long shot by Flavinho Proença in the 89th minute really tested Hélder Ferreira's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marcelo Bastos struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Eugênio Tasso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Dachshund. After having played for 94 minutes, Edinho Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Dachshund's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edinho Pinheiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hélder Ferreira was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 101st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Durvalino Salgado. The Solar Group FC 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.