League Play-Off

Estádio Maloca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Humberto de Brito kicked off to start the match. Maloca's Ulisses Valladares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto de Brito in the 8th minute of play. If Humberto de Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Humberto de Brito put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ulisses Valladares. Ulisses Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto de Brito in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Humberto de Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulisses Valladares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Humberto de Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulisses Valladares having to interfere. Alessandro Hermes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Nelson Fonseca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 29 minutes into the match, Maloca's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto de Brito came free, but Ulisses Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Geremeira's Ezequiel Eger sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ulisses Valladares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Humberto de Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 39th match minute, Maloca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alessandro Hermes to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Maloca's Alessandro Hermes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nelson Fonseca. That made the score 1-1 after 45 minutes of play. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jaime Branco made a kick off. Jaime Branco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nelson Fonseca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Alessandro Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nelson Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ezequiel Eger took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulisses Valladares. Ulisses Valladares 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. In the 65th minute, Jaime Branco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nelson Fonseca was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Branco in the 69th minute of play forced Geremeira's goalkeeper Nelson Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alessandro Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Geremeira's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Hermes came free, but Nelson Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Maloca's Luiz Paulo Seco got a free kick in the 86th minute. Nelson Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Hermes, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Humberto de Brito struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Ulisses Valladares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Geremeira. In the 96th play minute Ezequiel Eger came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ulisses Valladares. 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Geremeira walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.