League Play-Off

Grott Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Florian Frabetti made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Rokkinpo defense, Genílson Maia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Luís Paraíba. The Rokkinpo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Luís Paraíba should have stopped the shot. After 10 minutes, Leonel Prado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grott Esporte Clube and the Rokkinpo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonel Prado hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Hortêncio Pernambucano notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Rokkinpo's Sílvio Luís Paraíba. Sílvio Luís Paraíba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aloísio Coutinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ulysses Brito hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Durval Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 24 minutes, Florian Frabetti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rokkinpo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florian Frabetti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Durval Pimenta in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júnior Perez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Genílson Maia's late challenge caught a Rokkinpo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genílson Maia helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Florian Frabetti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rokkinpo's supporters rose to their feet, but Florian Frabetti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júnior Perez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Moisés Meireles charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moisés Meireles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Moisés Meireles hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Aloísio Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 40 minutes of play, Rokkinpo's Florian Frabetti made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júnior Perez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 47 minutes into the match, Grott Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Pimenta came free, but Júnior Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aloísio Coutinho to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Rokkinpo's Durval Pimenta got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Sílvio Luís Paraíba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aloísio Coutinho went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Grott Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Leonel Prado hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes Rokkinpo got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Melo. Sílvio Luís Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Pernambucano in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rokkinpo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Natã Sá was slow to take the kick. During this time Grott Esporte Clube's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Grott Esporte Clube's Natã Sá to fire away a dangerous shot which Sílvio Luís Paraíba despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 68th minute Leonel Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luís Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 69 minutes, Florian Frabetti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rokkinpo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florian Frabetti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Durval Pimenta let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 71st minute shot 4-2 at rihgt post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Frabetti in the 75th minute of play forced Grott Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Júnior Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vydas Mikočionis in the 77th minute of play forced Grott Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Júnior Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Rokkinpo defense, Aloísio Coutinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Luís Paraíba. The Rokkinpo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Luís Paraíba should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Grott Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Júnior Perez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sílvio Luís Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hortêncio Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. A collision led to Rokkinpo getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Durval Pimenta hit a great ball. If Florian Frabetti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Grott Esporte Clube support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.