League Play-Off

KoFo Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enio Senna started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Vieira in the 4th minute of play forced Cumati's goalkeeper Luisão Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Enio Senna notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KoFo Fornecedor de Craque's Edvaldo Mota. Edvaldo Mota was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Enio Senna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Edvaldo Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Sidnei Vieira came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the KoFo Fornecedor de Craque 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 Sidnei Vieira couldn't finish the play. When Diogo Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the KoFo Fornecedor de Craque 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 Diogo Paraibano couldn't finish the play. After 21 played minutes KoFo Fornecedor de Craque got a freekick which was hit by Sidnei Vieira. Enio Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in KoFo Fornecedor de Craque's zone, Enio Senna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edvaldo Mota came out of the goal and Enio Senna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to KoFo Fornecedor de Craque getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. José Paulo Sena hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Cumati's Cristóvão Maia tried to score from far away in the 31st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Diogo Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Luisão Veiga made a huge save. After 35 minutes, Murillo Machado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cumati and the KoFo Fornecedor de Craque players grew even worse after the yellow card. Murillo Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Edvaldo Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Dias in the 40th minute of play. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sidnei Vieira made a kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of KoFo Fornecedor de Craque:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cumati:s goal. The referee gave Cumati a penalty, 53 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cristóvão Maia, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of KoFo Fornecedor de Craque's Edvaldo Mota. 0-2. Luisão Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidnei Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Murillo Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Vieira in the 62nd minute of play forced Cumati's goalkeeper Luisão Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvaldo Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enio Senna in the 65th minute of play. KoFo Fornecedor de Craque's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Enio Senna scored to the left of an out of position Edvaldo Mota, making the score, 0-3. Diogo Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute Diogo Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisão Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Enio Senna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edvaldo Mota was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Sidnei Vieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sidnei Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Luisão Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diogo Paraibano in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luisão Veiga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Marquinhos Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cumati walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.