League Play-Off

Guaporanga
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alessio Prisco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Flavinho Mattos struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Rob Dohnanyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guaporanga EC. After 4 minutes of play, Luverdence E.C.'s Aluísio Damião made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benê Velasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Guaporanga EC's Pedrinho da Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rob Dohnanyi made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Pedrinho da Fonseca sent off a good shot on target. Alessio Prisco struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Benê Velasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Luverdence E.C.. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Luverdence E.C.'s goalkeeper Rob Dohnanyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute Alessio Prisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benê Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Luverdence E.C. getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Thiago Galvão hit a great ball. Cacá Esteves in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rob Dohnanyi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 26th minute, Aluísio Damião ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benê Velasco was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Rob Dohnanyi made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Anselmo Pombal sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute Aluísio Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benê Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flavinho Mattos was the one to do the kick off. Rob Dohnanyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavinho Mattos in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Luverdence E.C.'s goalkeeper Rob Dohnanyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benê Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Prisco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Alessio Prisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benê Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Luverdence E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Flavinho Mattos came free, but Rob Dohnanyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aluísio Damião might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benê Velasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aluísio Damião ran back to his position shaking his head. Benê Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Prisco, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Pedrinho da Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Dohnanyi was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 79th minute Pedrinho da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rob Dohnanyi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benê Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Prisco, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After 81 minutes of play, Luverdence E.C.'s Alessio Prisco made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benê Velasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Aluísio Damião got free with Benê Velasco in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rob Dohnanyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Flavinho Mattos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rob Dohnanyi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Alessio Prisco might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benê Velasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessio Prisco ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 93rd minute, Tony de Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alessio Prisco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th 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. Luverdence E.C. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.