League Play-Off

Cabo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alberto da Silveira made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4thth minute of the game Alberto da Silveira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Baracaja's Edson Cavalcante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. RHEDOX's Tolga Zengin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Oliveira in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Wilton Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Baracaja's zone, Ivo Arce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edson Cavalcante came out of the goal and Ivo Arce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baracaja's Edson Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto da Silveira in the 24th minute of play. Ismael Mattos hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. If Alberto da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murilo Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Cavalcante having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Edinho Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, RHEDOX's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Oliveira came free, but Tolga Zengin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilian Donato recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 38 minutes into the match, RHEDOX's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Linares came free, but Tolga Zengin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Emanuel Guerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolga Zengin. RHEDOX's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emanuel Guerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When RHEDOX's Alberto da Silveira in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Baracaja's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as RHEDOX's Alberto da Silveira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Edson Cavalcante. That made the score 1-1 after 46 minutes of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Oliveira was the one to do the kick off. Wilian Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edson Cavalcante having to interfere. Edson Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto da Silveira in the 66th minute of play. Ivo Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Edson Cavalcante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Oliveira in the 69th minute of play forced RHEDOX's goalkeeper Tolga Zengin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Baracaja booed when RHEDOX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilton Bittencourt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tolga Zengin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Cristiano Bueno made a precise shot to the right of Tolga Zengin. RHEDOX's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Wilian Donato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edson Cavalcante was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Baracaja's Cesinha Linares got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Alberto da Silveira put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Edson Cavalcante. After a defensive mix-up in Baracaja's zone, Alberto da Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edson Cavalcante came out of the goal and Alberto da Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 minutes, Alberto da Silveira made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Baracaja's Edson Cavalcante tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tolga Zengin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RHEDOX were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Baracaja for a fine match.