League Play-Off

Poramana
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Edmundo Tróia made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes of play, Verde's Umberto Fonseca made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jefferson de Senna was left in no man's land by his defense there! João Augusto Galvão struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Jefferson de Senna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Verde. If Umberto Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Umberto Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefferson de Senna having to interfere. Jefferson de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Augusto Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Paraíba didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 20th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Verde's Ricardo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Tróia in the 23rd minute of play. In the 28th match minute, Poramana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão da Mata to maneuver through the defense. Umberto Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Jefferson de Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmundo Tróia struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Ricardo Paraíba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Poramana. If Umberto Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If João Augusto Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Umberto Fonseca 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. In the 48th minute, João Augusto Galvão made a precise shot to the right of Jefferson de Senna. Poramana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Umberto Fonseca made a kick off. Jefferson de Senna was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Umberto Fonseca capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Umberto Fonseca really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Ricardo Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubinho Simão struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Ricardo Paraíba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Poramana. Ricardo Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Tróia's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 63rd match minute, Verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Digo Brito to maneuver through the defense. Edmundo Tróia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Paraíba having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdomiro Fontes during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Verde's Valdomiro Fontes got a free kick in the 66th minute. Ricardo Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubinho Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ricardo Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Rubinho Simão notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Verde's Ricardo Paraíba. Ricardo Paraíba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th minute, Umberto Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Tróia in the 80th minute of play forced Verde's goalkeeper Ricardo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Galvão might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jefferson de Senna. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Augusto Galvão ran back to his position shaking his head. Ricardo Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Verde's Umberto Fonseca dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Verde walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.