League Play-Off

Russas
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. Christian Teixeira started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Russas EC's Ernesto Ferreira got a free kick in the 5th minute. Elói Duarte hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Alex Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freddy Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elói Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, TERROR DA MOOCA F.C.'s goalkeeper Freddy Afonso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernesto Ferreira. A collision led to Russas EC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Ernesto Ferreira hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernesto Ferreira got free with Freddy Afonso in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Cléberson Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freddy Afonso made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Ernesto Ferreira sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Russas EC's Arí Cearense slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Freddy Afonso. That made the score 1-0 after 31 minutes of play. After 37th play minutes Christian Teixeira shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Murilo das Neves and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by João de Lima in the 40th minute of play forced Russas EC's goalkeeper Murilo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raí Rosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Freddy Afonso made a huge save. Murilo das Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Freddy Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Ernesto Ferreira's late challenge caught a TERROR DA MOOCA F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Ferreira helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Russas EC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Ernesto Ferreira hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Russas EC's Elói Duarte got a free kick in the 54th minute. Murilo das Neves acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 56th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alex Chaves. Christian Teixeira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Murilo das Neves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 59 played minutes TERROR DA MOOCA F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Amílton Pimenta. Freddy Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arí Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Ernesto Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Afonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Murilo das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Arí Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murilo das Neves was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Amílton Pimenta. Freddy Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TERROR DA MOOCA F.C.'s zone, Raí Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Freddy Afonso came out of the goal and Raí Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christian Teixeira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Murilo das Neves firmly grabbed it by the left post. Christian Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murilo das Neves having to interfere. Alex Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, TERROR DA MOOCA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chaves to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th match minute, Russas EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bebeto Machado to maneuver through the defense. Christian Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.