League Play-Off

Arena BlackRed
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abel Pires kicked off to start the match. Abel Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Siqueira having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, MafiaSeduc FC's Abel Pires made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caetano Siqueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute, Evandro Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vágner Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 17th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Pedro Augusto da Fonseca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vágner Coutinho. MafiaSeduc FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Augusto da Fonseca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Stake's Pedro Augusto da Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vágner Coutinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th minute, one of MafiaSeduc FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MafiaSeduc FC. Vágner Coutinho came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Stake's Dieguinho Mendonça. But to his dismay, Dieguinho Mendonça quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After the first half Stake were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Augusto da Fonseca was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Pedro Augusto da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vágner Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Stake's Francisco de Barros sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vágner Coutinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 56th minute of play forced MafiaSeduc FC's goalkeeper Vágner Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauan de Barros's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Vágner Coutinho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 60 minutes, Laerte Britto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MafiaSeduc FC and the Stake players grew even worse after the yellow card. MafiaSeduc FC's Diogo Neto got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vágner Coutinho stood somewhat misplaced when Francisco de Barros came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 66 minute. MafiaSeduc FC's Vágner Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 71st minute of play. Vágner Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 76 minutes, Diogo Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MafiaSeduc FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diogo Neto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stake's Pedro Augusto da Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vágner Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Amorim in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco de Barros got free with Vágner Coutinho in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, MafiaSeduc FC's Vágner Coutinho got control of the ball when Francisco de Barros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vágner Coutinho made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Cauan de Barros sent off a good shot on target. Vágner Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Stake's Cauan de Barros slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vágner Coutinho. That made the score 1-4 after 96 minutes of play. When the match was over Stake could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than MafiaSeduc FC throughout the match.