League Play-Off

Estádio Copacabana
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Buracica FC's Víktor Medeiros started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eurico Peixoto struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Luís Fábio Botelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Copacabana. If Víktor Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Paulo Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st match minute, Buracica FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. Eurico Peixoto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Luís Fábio Botelho made a huge save. In the 34th minute Belmiro Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fábio Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Buracica FC's Luís Fábio Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Simão in the 35th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Copacabana's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo de Amaral came free, but Joaquim Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belmiro Simão made a kick off. Joaquim Cosme was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Víktor Medeiros capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Víktor Medeiros really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. In the 62nd minute, Haroldo de Amaral fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Víktor Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Cosme having to interfere. Nico Matorin's late challenge caught a Buracica FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nico Matorin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Nico Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 80 minutes, Belmiro Simão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Copacabana and the Buracica FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, Belmiro Simão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haroldo de Amaral got free with Joaquim Cosme in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joaquim Cosme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Víktor Medeiros in the 83rd minute of the match. Eurico Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Luís Fábio Botelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Peixoto in the 90th minute of play forced Buracica FC's goalkeeper Luís Fábio Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Buracica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Simão came free, but Luís Fábio Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fábio Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Belmiro Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Buracica 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.