League Play-Off

Pocinhos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pocinhos AD's Roger Montenegro 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. César Leme made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Gugu Pernambucano sent off a good shot on target. In the 4th minute, Eugênio Alagoano 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. LeiscesterBR's César Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Montenegro in the 6th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, LeiscesterBR's goal looked a bit too open when Roger Montenegro came free, but César Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lenílson Gaúcho came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by LeiscesterBR's Eugênio Alagoano. But to his dismay, Eugênio Alagoano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gugu Pernambucano got free with César Leme in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. César Leme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Montenegro in the 17th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Roger Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of César Leme. LeiscesterBR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Pocinhos AD's Lenílson Gaúcho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oswaldo Ferraz in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gugu Pernambucano got free with César Leme in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 37 minutes into the match, LeiscesterBR's goal looked a bit too open when Juvenal Vides came free, but César Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. César Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Montenegro in the 43rd minute of the match. Eugênio Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lenílson Gaúcho having to interfere. When Claudinei Amaral fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LeiscesterBR's protests and gave Claudinei Amaral a yellow card for diving instead. Claudinei Amaral hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eugênio Alagoano to make the kick off. Eugênio Alagoano struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Lenílson Gaúcho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LeiscesterBR. Lenílson Gaúcho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eugênio Alagoano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 55 minute of play. César Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 minutes, Luiz Cardoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pocinhos AD and the LeiscesterBR players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Pocinhos AD got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Cardoso. 71 minutes into the match, LeiscesterBR's Eugênio Alagoano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lenílson Gaúcho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. César Leme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gugu Pernambucano went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Oswaldo Ferraz took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Lenílson Gaúcho to make any attempt to save it. In the 86th minute Roger Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugênio Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute of the match Vitório Britto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but César Leme showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Pocinhos AD getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Luiz Cardoso hit a great ball. Lenílson Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugênio Alagoano in the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LeiscesterBR eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.