League Play-Off

Damson Park
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Narciso Toscano got the match started through his kick off. Narciso Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Custódio Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. When Carlos Alberto de Lara came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the asdasd 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 Carlos Alberto de Lara couldn't finish the play. Narciso Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cipriano Salgado made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Carlos Alberto de Lara sent off a good shot on target. After 26 played minutes Narciso Toscano rounded White Flames's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. After 33 minutes of play, White Flames's Emanuel Torres made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Gustavo da Fonseca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Alberto de Lara came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cipriano Salgado could save by the left post. Emanuel Torres recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 45 minutes, Narciso Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. asdasd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Narciso Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Emanuel Torres made the kick off in the second half. Cipriano Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cipriano Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Custódio Alves fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored asdasd's protests and gave Custódio Alves a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute, Custódio Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardinho Arce's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Gustavo da Fonseca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Carlos Alberto de Lara made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. White Flames's Cipriano Salgado tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Narciso Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Cipriano Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Narciso Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, asdasd's Luís Gustavo da Fonseca got control of the ball when Bernardinho Arce tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emanuel Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Luís Gustavo da Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. White Flames's Cipriano Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Toscano in the 79th minute of play. If Narciso Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ricardinho Meira fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored White Flames's protests and gave Ricardinho Meira a yellow card for diving instead. Ricardinho Meira hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Carlos Alberto de Lara made a precise shot to the right of Cipriano Salgado. White Flames's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto de Lara in the 92nd minute of play forced White Flames's goalkeeper Cipriano Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The asdasd fans cheered their team off the field, for while White Flames had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.