League Play-Off

Estendeslau
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Paulo Nascimento struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Dadá de Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Segredo FC. Dadá de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Osvaldo Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Segredo FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hílton Santos hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Manuel de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Quaresma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Segredo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel de Mendonça came free, but Orlando Quaresma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Orlando Quaresma managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Estendeslau SS's Luizinho Lima fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Manuel de Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Estendeslau SS 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 Manuel de Mendonça couldn't finish the play. Paulo Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá de Almeida having to interfere. Manuel de Mendonça was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 34th match minute, Estendeslau SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Nascimento was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Luizinho Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estendeslau SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizinho Lima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Giuseppe Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Estendeslau SS 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 Giuseppe Pontes couldn't finish the play. After having played for 57 minutes, Paulo Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Segredo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Estendeslau SS's Dadá de Almeida got control of the ball when Osvaldo Pinheiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orlando Quaresma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th match minute, Estendeslau SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Lima to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Dadá de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Estendeslau SS's zone, Paulo Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dadá de Almeida came out of the goal and Paulo Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulo Nascimento kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dadá de Almeida. That made the score 1-1 in the 82 minute of play. Paulo Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá de Almeida having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.