League Play-Off

ILHA DO URUBU
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. Zézinho Esteves started the match with the kick off. Geovani Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Negri in the 3rd minute of the match. Dieguinho Negri struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Geovani Carioca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manso. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dieguinho Negri in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Geovani Carioca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Geovani Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Negri in the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C.R FLAMENNGO's Zeca de Queiroz got a free kick in the 9th minute. Geovani Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dieguinho Negri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alfredo Alves fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manso's protests and gave Alfredo Alves a yellow card for diving instead. Alfredo Alves hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Dieguinho Negri notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of C.R FLAMENNGO's Geovani Carioca. Geovani Carioca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zézinho Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jairo Sabóia having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dieguinho Negri in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovani Carioca saved C.R FLAMENNGO from getting behind. Manso's Alfredo Alves got his second yellow card of the match in the 34th minute. The referee ordered Alfredo Alves off the ground. In the 37th minute, Dorian Alves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Dieguinho Negri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manso's supporters rose to their feet, but Dieguinho Negri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovani Carioca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute, Dorian Alves 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.

With a little luck, C.R FLAMENNGO's Geovani Carioca got control of the ball when Dieguinho Negri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Geovani Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Negri in the 56th minute of the match. Jairo Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zézinho Esteves in the 65th minute of play. César Abreu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jairo Sabóia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Dieguinho Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. If Dorian Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Juvenal Reis 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. Geovani Carioca came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Manso's Juninho Amaral. But to his dismay, Juninho Amaral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 82 minutes into the match, Manso's Dorian Alves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geovani Carioca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dieguinho Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovani Carioca having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Dorian Alves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovani Carioca was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Manso's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.