League Play-Off

Estádio Florestal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gil Antunes kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Los Acuña's Francisco Miranda got a free kick in the 3rd minute. If Dorian Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percy Lopez in the 17th minute of play forced Los Acuña's goalkeeper Cayetano Jokin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredão Linhares received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gil Vergílio came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredão Linhares slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. If Alfredão Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Francisco Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Los Acuña 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 Francisco Miranda couldn't finish the play. The long shot by Bernardo Bueno in the 43rd minute really tested Gil Vergílio's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Miranda in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil Vergílio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Francisco Miranda made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Miranda in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil Vergílio saved Biguacu SS from getting behind. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Biguacu SS's goalkeeper Gil Vergílio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alfredão Linhares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Miranda in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil Vergílio saved Biguacu SS from getting behind. Gil Vergílio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Miranda in the 66th minute of the match. Francisco Miranda struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Gil Vergílio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Acuña. In the 69th minute, Francisco Miranda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Acuña fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Aníbal Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aníbal Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes Los Acuña got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Miranda. 81 minutes into the match, Los Acuña's goalkeeper Cayetano Jokin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dorian Branco. In the 85th minute of the match Waldemar Cosme sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gil Vergílio skillfully saved the ball. Biguacu SS's Gil Vergílio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredão Linhares in the 88th minute of play. Bernardo Bueno took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gil Vergílio. Biguacu SS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 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. Los Acuña fully deserved thier win.