League Play-Off

MZ decadência
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vítor França kicked off to start the match. Noel Fernandes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Tiaguinho Terra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vasconcellos's supporters rose to their feet, but Tiaguinho Terra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Almir Cerezo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. F.c. Nukantinho's Almir Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Fernandes in the 11th minute of play. Noel Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Cerezo having to interfere. Dorian Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. José Campidelis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vítor França received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. José Campidelis came out and tried to block the shot, but Vítor França slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 19th minute. Evandro Guimarães hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Noel Fernandes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Almir Cerezo was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Almir Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Fernandes in the 35th minute of the match. If Noel Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Almir Cerezo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noel Fernandes in the 39th minute of play. Tiaguinho Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Cerezo having to interfere. Noel Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Cerezo having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Noel Fernandes was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Noel Fernandes in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Almir Cerezo saved F.c. Nukantinho from getting behind. Dorian Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. José Campidelis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gerson Araújo fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.c. Nukantinho's protests and gave Gerson Araújo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Gerson Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvinho Varela, 61 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Gilvan Pereira fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vasconcellos's protests and gave Gilvan Pereira a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 played minutes Vasconcellos got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Pereira. Tiaguinho Terra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Almir Cerezo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. After 72 played minutes F.c. Nukantinho got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fabiano Breckenfeld. José Campidelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor França in the 74th minute of play. Tiaguinho Terra succeeded in the game's 75th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. After 79 minutes, Tiaguinho Terra made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. F.c. Nukantinho's Almir Cerezo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tiaguinho Terra struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Almir Cerezo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vasconcellos. F.c. Nukantinho's Almir Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Fernandes in the 86th minute of play. Noel Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiaguinho Terra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir Cerezo having to interfere. The F.c. Nukantinho fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Vasconcellos were clearly better and deserved to take the win.