League Play-Off

Ramalho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diogo Macedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Nando Freire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saboo AD's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Araújo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Hélder Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ramalho EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélder Alves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fabiano Araújo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Fabiano Araújo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hélder Alves went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Vergílio in the 15th minute of play forced Ramalho EC's goalkeeper Jerzy Rzeszutek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Vides in the 17th minute of play forced Ramalho EC's goalkeeper Jerzy Rzeszutek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Saboo AD's Marcus Vides in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ramalho EC's goalie prevented a goal. Beto Vergílio might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerzy Rzeszutek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Beto Vergílio ran back to his position shaking his head. Jerzy Rzeszutek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Vides, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Erivaldo Freitas fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saboo AD's protests and gave Erivaldo Freitas a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Saboo AD fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ramalho EC a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mauro Moreno, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Saboo AD's Luiz Fabiano Araújo. 2-0. Jerzy Rzeszutek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Beto Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Roger Viana fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ramalho EC's protests and gave Roger Viana a yellow card for diving instead. Roger Viana hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Vergílio in the 44th minute of play forced Ramalho EC's goalkeeper Jerzy Rzeszutek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerzy Rzeszutek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Vides in the 47th minute of the match. Beto Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Rzeszutek having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcus Vides was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Marcus Vides fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jerzy Rzeszutek, passed just outside the right post. Jerzy Rzeszutek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Vides, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Marcus Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Jerzy Rzeszutek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcus Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Rzeszutek having to interfere. Luiz Fabiano Araújo came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Ramalho EC's Hélder Alves. But to his dismay, Hélder Alves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcus Vides kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jerzy Rzeszutek. That made the score 4-1 in the 75 minute of play. Marcus Vides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerzy Rzeszutek made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Beto Vergílio sent off a good shot on target. After 92 minutes of play, Saboo AD's Beto Vergílio made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerzy Rzeszutek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hélder Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano Araújo having to interfere. Ramalho EC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.