League Play-Off

Affua
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. Chico Fernandes started the match with the kick off. César Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Baltazar Prestes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Márcio Alves who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Clóvis Leite when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Chico Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clóvis Leite having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio Alves got free with Clóvis Leite in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute Chico Fernandes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clóvis Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Chico Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clóvis Leite was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chico Fernandes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. Chico Fernandes might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clóvis Leite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chico Fernandes ran back to his position shaking his head. After 26 played minutes EC Raven got a freekick which was hit by Bernardinho Gaúcho. When Jean Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored EC Raven's protests and gave Jean Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th match minute, EC Raven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Márcio Alves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Affua EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Márcio Alves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clóvis Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chico Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Affua EC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Inácio Favoretto hit a great ball. Zé Paulo Faria scored 2-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clóvis Leite, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Clóvis Leite was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Chico Fernandes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chico Fernandes really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. César Gerber was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes in the game, Gugu Netto dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Zé Paulo Faria's late challenge caught a EC Raven's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Paulo Faria helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Affua EC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Zé Paulo Faria hit a great ball. Chico Fernandes took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clóvis Leite. Clóvis Leite dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Clóvis Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Chico Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Clóvis Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Márcio Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Chico Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 minutes, Téo de Senna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Affua EC and the EC Raven players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baltazar Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Gerber in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to Affua EC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Oséias Machado hit a great ball. César Gerber had several of the Affua EC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 80 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-1 score and a disappointed Baltazar Prestes as he didn't even see the shot coming. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Fernandes in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clóvis Leite saved EC Raven from getting behind. If Bernardinho Gaúcho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, César Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. EC Raven's supporters rose to their feet, but César Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baltazar Prestes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 92 played minutes Affua EC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Faria. There was no doubt that Affua EC were the better team. Affua EC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.