League Play-Off

Cajubim
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aírton Meireles took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Alexandre Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Aírton Meireles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Belmiro Maciel was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 16th minute, Fellipe Massa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The As Lendas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a little luck, As Lendas FC's Belmiro Maciel got control of the ball when Álvaro de Godoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute Fellipe Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind As Lendas FC's goalkeeper Belmiro Maciel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Digolas FC booed when As Lendas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Gustavo Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Digolas FC's Gernando Veloso got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Aírton Meireles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gernando Veloso charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gernando Veloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gernando Veloso hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Fellipe Massa managed to get in a good position for a shot. As Lendas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fellipe Massa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fellipe Massa to strike the kick off in the second half. Álvaro de Godoy scored 1-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Belmiro Maciel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexandre Luz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Amaral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Fellipe Massa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tomás Amaral came out and tried to block the shot, but Fellipe Massa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 63rd minute. Aírton Meireles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute Álvaro de Godoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belmiro Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched As Lendas FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.