League Play-Off

Baete
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Walmyr Vinhas got the match started through his kick off. Angulo's Ernesto Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Angulo from getting a goal against them. When Evandro Lucas came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Z3BU FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Evandro Lucas couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Geovani Fontes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice moves Evandro Lucas could shoot a difficult shot in the 16th minute, which Ernesto Senna however easily saved by the left post. Geovani Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ernesto Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Angulo's Ernesto Senna got control of the ball when Jean Veiga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Alberto Rosado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Senna in the 24th minute of the match. Angulo's Walmyr Vinhas got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 27 minutes, Dida Bittencourt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Z3BU FC and the Angulo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th minute Alexandre Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Alberto Rosado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Angulo's goalkeeper Ernesto Senna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evandro Lucas. Ernesto Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Fontes in the 34th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovani Fontes in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernesto Senna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Geovani Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ernesto Senna made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Evandro Lucas sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Geovani Fontes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ernesto Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovani Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Giuseppe Senna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Angulo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Z3BU FC the free kick. After 54 played minutes Angulo got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Senna. Angulo's Ernesto Senna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovani Fontes in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Z3BU FC's Adelino de Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto Senna made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 65 minutes into the match, Angulo's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Lucas came free, but Ernesto Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geovani Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ernesto Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geovani Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Ernesto Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Geovani Fontes 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. Evandro Lucas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Walmyr Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Evandro Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geovani Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Senna having to interfere. Ernesto Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Fontes in the 96th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Z3BU FC fully deserved thier win.