League Play-Off

Chora
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lúcio Prata made the kick off which started today's match. Arthur Galvão 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. Arthur Galvão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amílton Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Ribeiro having to interfere. With a little luck, Curunhu's Baltazar Baptista got control of the ball when Téo Monteiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18thth minute of the game Lúcio Prata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Curunhu's Baltazar Baptista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute Gerson Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Téo Monteiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Baltazar Baptista made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Curunhu's goalkeeper Baltazar Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lúcio Prata. In the 27th minute, Arthur Galvão made a precise shot to the right of Richard Ribeiro. Chora EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Chora EC's Richard Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Galvão in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match Daniel Cunha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richard Ribeiro skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerson Netto in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baltazar Baptista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 53 played minutes, Chora EC's Marcus Passos shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baltazar Baptista came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chora EC reached it. Baltazar Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute Lúcio Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Téo Monteiro scored 1-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baltazar Baptista, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Téo Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arthur Galvão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Ribeiro having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Téo Monteiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baltazar Baptista was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 72nd minute Lúcio Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lúcio Prata in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baltazar Baptista saved Curunhu from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílton Alves in the 77th minute of play forced Chora EC's goalkeeper Richard Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Curunhu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Abreu to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Lúcio Prata got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lúcio Prata might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baltazar Baptista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lúcio Prata ran back to his position shaking his head. Téo Monteiro struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Baltazar Baptista didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chora EC. 94 minutes into the match, Chora EC's Téo Monteiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baltazar Baptista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th match minute, Chora EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rubens Linhares to maneuver through the defense. Richard Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Arthur Galvão sent off a good shot on target. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.