League Play-Off

Arena JV&M
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ronaldão Couto got the match started through his kick off. Silvinho Breckenfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Elói Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvinho Breckenfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldão Couto in the 6th minute of play forced JV&M Esporte e Açao's goalkeeper Sidney Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Furtado in the 7th minute of play forced JV&M Esporte e Açao's goalkeeper Sidney Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldão Couto in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sidney Azevedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Silvinho Breckenfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Elói Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvinho Breckenfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Elói Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, one of JV&M Esporte e Açao: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 JV&M Esporte e Açao. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Madeira. Valério de Toledo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sidney Azevedo. 0-1. Ronaldão Couto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sidney Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Madeira's Ronaldão Couto in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JV&M Esporte e Açao's goalie prevented a goal. Sidney Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Sidney Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renato Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ronaldão Couto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Sidney Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Madeira fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Madeira's Ronaldão Couto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvinho Breckenfeld was the one to do the kick off. Ronaldão Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renato Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, JV&M Esporte e Açao's goalkeeper Sidney Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renato Furtado. Renato Furtado struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Sidney Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Madeira. 67 minutes into the match, JV&M Esporte e Açao's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldão Couto came free, but Sidney Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Madeira's Ronaldão Couto got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elói Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvinho Breckenfeld in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ronaldão Couto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sidney Azevedo was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Valério de Toledo kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Gustavo Mesquita in the 88th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Elói Nogueira's left hand side. Leandro Galvão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elói Nogueira having to interfere. Silvinho Breckenfeld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Elói Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. JV&M Esporte e Açao's Sidney Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Couto in the 96th minute of play. The Madeira supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Madeira would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.