League Play-Off

Cova dos Leoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Agenor Alvarenga made the kick off and thus started the match. Sidney Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otávio Almeida in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Otávio Almeida came free, but Sidney Passos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sidney Passos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agenor Alvarenga, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute, Agenor Alvarenga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cerquinho FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Caco Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo de Amaral having to interfere. Otávio Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Passos having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Otávio Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerquinho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Otávio Almeida was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidney Passos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caco Queiroz got free with Ivo de Amaral in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute, Caco Queiroz 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. Sidney Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agenor Alvarenga in the 44th minute of the match. Sidney Passos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Otávio Almeida went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Armindo Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cerquinho FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Betão Ribeiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Betão Ribeiro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cerquinho FC's Ivo de Amaral did a great save. In the 61st minute, Armindo Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Caco Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Lions 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 Caco Queiroz couldn't finish the play. If Otávio Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidney Passos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otávio Almeida in the 71st minute. In the 80th minute, Washington Vergílio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sidney Passos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agenor Alvarenga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Otávio Almeida's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Sidney Passos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lions FC's Sidney Passos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Lions FC from getting a goal against them. Otávio Almeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Passos having to interfere. Lions FC's Sidney Passos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Lions FC from getting a goal against them. When Otávio Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Cerquinho 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 Otávio Almeida couldn't finish the play. The Cerquinho FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cerquinho FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.