League Play-Off

Sagrado
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. Edu Salles started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu Salles in the 3rd minute of play forced Figueiredo FC's goalkeeper Reginaldo Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the game, Dognini FC's José Vítor Vinhas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reginaldo Pitta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If José Vítor Vinhas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edu Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Edu Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reginaldo Pitta was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. When Dráusio Marques fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dognini FC's protests and gave Dráusio Marques a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Figueiredo FC booed when Dognini FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráusio Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Reginaldo Pitta successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ronaldo Cearense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edu Salles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Reginaldo Pitta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Alexandre Paraíba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Ceresso having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Gugu França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Duarte Simão fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Figueiredo FC's protests and gave Duarte Simão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th match minute, Figueiredo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duarte Simão to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Edu Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dognini FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edu Salles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reginaldo Pitta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edu Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Reginaldo Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Alexandre Paraíba struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Lucas Ceresso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Figueiredo FC. Reginaldo Pitta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Vítor Vinhas went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Dognini FC's José Vítor Vinhas got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Edu Salles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dognini FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Lucas Ceresso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Cearense in the 65th minute of play. Figueiredo FC's Reginaldo Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu Salles in the 67th minute of play. José Vítor Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Vítor Vinhas struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Reginaldo Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dognini FC. Edu Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80thth minute of the game Edu Salles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Figueiredo FC's Reginaldo Pitta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 81stth minute of the game José Vítor Vinhas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Figueiredo FC's Reginaldo Pitta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lucas Ceresso came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Figueiredo FC's Alexandre Paraíba. But to his dismay, Alexandre Paraíba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Reginaldo Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Ceresso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Paraíba in the 88th minute. Tiago Gabriel Diniz lost his temper 91 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Figueiredo FC a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ricardo Botelho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dognini FC's Lucas Ceresso. 3-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.