League Play-Off

PARQUE MAOL
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vicente Guimarães kicked off to start the match. Vicente Guimarães hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With his leg João Paulo Quintal managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when MAOLIVEIRAL FC's Vicente Guimarães fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Vicente Guimarães came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the MAOLIVEIRAL 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 Vicente Guimarães couldn't finish the play. A collision led to MAOLIVEIRAL FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Pankracy Serwach hit a great ball. Vicente Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Paulo Quintal having to interfere. João Paulo Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Paulo Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicente Guimarães in the 27th minute. Anderson Pigac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Délio Aguiar in the 29th minute of play. Germano das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Dráusio Senna put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Anderson Pigac. João Paulo Quintal stood somewhat misplaced when Vicente Guimarães came free in front of goal and shot 3-1 to the left of him in the 37 minute. João Paulo Quintal was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Germano das Neves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Guimarães in the 43rd minute of play forced Ingazeiras's goalkeeper João Paulo Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Ingazeiras's Dráusio Senna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anderson Pigac narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Dráusio Senna made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Ingazeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrézinho Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the match, Ingazeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Guimarães came free, but João Paulo Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute, Vicente Guimarães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MAOLIVEIRAL FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 61st minute of the match Guga Vides sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Paulo Quintal skillfully saved the ball. If Pankracy Serwach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dênis Favoretto kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Guga Vides struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. João Paulo Quintal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAOLIVEIRAL FC. After having played for 73 minutes, Vicente Guimarães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAOLIVEIRAL FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vicente Guimarães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute, Pankracy Serwach 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. João Paulo Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Guimarães in the 82nd minute of play. João Paulo Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Serwach in the 83rd minute of play. João Paulo Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Guimarães, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th match minute, MAOLIVEIRAL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Toscano to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Vicente Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Paulo Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Pankracy Serwach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MAOLIVEIRAL FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ingazeiras had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.