League Play-Off

Est Valter Gustafson
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Augusto Lima started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Enseadinha AD's Bebeto Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bebeto Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lauro Dracena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bebeto Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. 15 minutes into the match, Fausto Lucas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erasmo de Amorim. Enseadinha AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Lucas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 18th minute Pedro Augusto Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sitio AD's Lauro Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bebeto Montenegro in the 22nd minute of play. Dino Tróia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lauro Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Augusto Lima went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Bebeto Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Chaves in the 47th minute of play forced Enseadinha AD's goalkeeper Erasmo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes, Décio Baiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Enseadinha AD and the Sitio AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 48 played minutes Enseadinha AD got a freekick which was hit by Décio Baiano. When Dino Tróia came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the Sitio AD 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 Dino Tróia couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

If Fausto Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Enseadinha AD's zone, Dino Tróia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erasmo de Amorim came out of the goal and Dino Tróia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the match, Enseadinha AD's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Tróia came free, but Erasmo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Pedro Augusto Lima recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lauro Dracena. Pedro Augusto Lima showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Toninho Passos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 67 minutes into the match. Sitio AD's Lauro Dracena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Sitio AD from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Sitio AD's zone, Bebeto Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lauro Dracena came out of the goal and Bebeto Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Sitio AD's Raimundo Rodrigues got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, Dino Tróia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bebeto Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th match minute, Sitio AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. Deivid Perez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 99th minute, Fausto Lucas made a precise shot to the right of Erasmo de Amorim. Enseadinha AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.