League Play-Off

Engenheiro Araripe
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo José Mello made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Filipe Hoffmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vilavelhense fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Pococs's goal looked a bit too open when Filipe Hoffmann came free, but Gabriel Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Pococs's Roberto Donatello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elano Ceresso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Elano Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 19 minutes, Zé Roberto Rosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vilavelhense fc and the Pococs players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pococs booed when Vilavelhense fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Roberto Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 21st minute of the game was made by Luiz Paulo de Queirós with Hermínio de Amorim as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. David Rosa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 23rd playminute. Abelardo Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Elano Ceresso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 28 played minutes Pococs got a freekick which was hit by Agostinho Donato. Elano Ceresso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo José Mello in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José Mello in the 33rd minute of play forced Vilavelhense fc's goalkeeper Elano Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo de Castro in the 34th minute of play forced Pococs's goalkeeper Gabriel Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Fabrício Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abelardo Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Elano Ceresso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Paulo José Mello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elano Ceresso. Vilavelhense fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo José Mello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Zé Roberto Rosa lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Zé Roberto Rosa kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Roberto Donatello was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The Vilavelhense fc players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pococs were winning 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filipe Hoffmann to make the kick off. When Vilavelhense fc's David Rosa in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pococs's goalie prevented a goal. Gabriel Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute, Roberto Donatello reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elano Ceresso. The goal made the score 2-4. Xavier Lucan took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elano Ceresso. Elano Ceresso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Elano Ceresso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xavier Lucan in the 70th minute. Xavier Lucan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute, Paulo José Mello fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Elano Ceresso, passed just outside the right post. Gabriel Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Rosa in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Vilavelhense fc's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo José Mello came free, but Elano Ceresso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elano Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute Abelardo de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Vilavelhense fc's Elano Ceresso got control of the ball when Xavier Lucan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Vilavelhense fc's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo José Mello came free, but Elano Ceresso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Abelardo de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Vilavelhense fc 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 Abelardo de Castro couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pococs walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.