League Play-Off

Tiangua
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rua de Cima FC's Kaká Lopez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Kaká Lopez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredinho Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 12th minute Kaká Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Alves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredinho Furtado having to make a save. Frank Alves's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alfredinho Furtado firmly grabbed it by the left post. Rua de Cima FC's Frank Alves was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 26th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Frank Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredinho Furtado having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Frank Alves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredinho Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Kaká Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rua de Cima FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kaká Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredinho Furtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Agostinho Moura 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. In the 42nd minute, Agostinho Moura 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. Rua de Cima FC's Dorival Ferreira got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Wiliam Cruz made the kick off in the second half. Alfredinho Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaká Lopez in the 56th minute of play. Rua de Cima FC's Dorival Ferreira got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute Frank Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 60 played minutes Juacaba FC got a freekick which was hit by Romeu da Costa. Agostinho Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Kaká Lopez 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Agostinho Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rua de Cima FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Agostinho Moura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredinho Furtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rua de Cima FC were furious when Dé Paulista was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Rua de Cima FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Juacaba FC:s goal. The referee gave Juacaba FC a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rony da Silva, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rua de Cima FC's Germano Machado. 3-1. 76 minutes in the game, Wiliam Cruz fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Germano Machado having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Rua de Cima FC got a freekick which was hit by Kaká Lopez. The audience held their breath when Rony da Silva in the 81st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Germano Machado's left hand side. In the 87th minute, Wiliam Cruz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Germano Machado. The goal made the score 3-3. Frank Alves took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredinho Furtado. Alfredinho Furtado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. In the 97th minute of the match Guilherme da Fonseca shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Germano Machado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rua de Cima FC fully deserved thier win.