League Play-Off

Estádio Exaltacao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enéas Penha kicked off to start the match. Nestor Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Abraão in the 3rd minute of play. He Qian Jie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enéas Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Paulo José Prado hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Paulo José Prado got his second yellow card in the match during the 13th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Germano Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without He Qian Jie having to interfere. When Germano Mesquita came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Exaltacao 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 Germano Mesquita couldn't finish the play. Germano Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. He Qian Jie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nilmar Hames fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without He Qian Jie having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Exaltacao's zone, Luís Vianna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Barros came out of the goal and Luís Vianna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 42nd play minutes Enéas Penha shot 1-0, a short shot which went by He Qian Jie and just under the crossbar into goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Vianna was the one to do the kick off. When Enéas Penha came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Exaltacao 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 Enéas Penha couldn't finish the play. He Qian Jie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enéas Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Luís Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. He Qian Jie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germano Mesquita in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Germano Mesquita 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. The audience was convinced that Enéas Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but He Qian Jie was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Wiliam Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Nestor Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. He Qian Jie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germano Mesquita in the 78th minute of play. Germano Mesquita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edgard Prata's late challenge caught a Foxes MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Prata helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Exaltacao got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Prata. Exaltacao were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Foxes MZC for a fine match.