League Play-Off

Wilnor Pires
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gonçalo Correia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute of the match Arí Saraiva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gil Rocha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Gonçalo Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crimea's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonçalo Correia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gil Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salinas Náutico Clube's Gil Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Correia in the 7th minute of play. 0-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Gonçalo Correia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 23rd play minute Michel de Sousa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Vicente Ferraz. 1-1. In the 28th minute Gonçalo Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gil Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gonçalo Correia fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crimea's protests and gave Gonçalo Correia a yellow card for diving instead. Michel de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Vicente Ferraz made a huge save. Gil Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Vicente Ferraz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michel de Sousa in the 43rd minute. Crimea's Vicente Ferraz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Crimea from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Michel de Sousa made the kick off in the second half. Eliézer Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Vicente Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Crimea defense, Michel de Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vicente Ferraz. The Crimea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vicente Ferraz should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute of the match, Alexandre Lopes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gil Rocha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The corner led Crimea's Arí Saraiva to fire away a dangerous shot which Gil Rocha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Eliézer Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vicente Ferraz having to interfere. Eliézer Rossi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute Michel de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonçalo Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Vicente Ferraz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michel de Sousa's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Vicente Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel de Sousa in the 81st minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Michel de Sousa 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michel de Sousa in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicente Ferraz saved Crimea from getting behind. After 93 played minutes Crimea got a freekick which was hit by Gonçalo Correia. The corner ended in Arí Saraiva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Salinas Náutico Clube's Gil Rocha did a great save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Salinas Náutico Clube fully deserved thier win.