League Play-Off

Mavedeve
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. Mathias Gerber started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Salao's goalkeeper Elder Pinheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Velloso. A collision led to Salao getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Válter Mello hit a great ball. If Samuel Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mathias Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Elder Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Gerber in the 16th minute of play forced Salao's goalkeeper Elder Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th match minute, Mamaele was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério Quirino to maneuver through the defense. Mamaele's Samuel Velloso got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathias Gerber in the 21st minute of play forced Salao's goalkeeper Elder Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Samuel Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mamaele's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Velloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Salao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Mathias Gerber scored to the left of an out of position Elder Pinheiro, making the score, 2-0. The referee gave Mamaele a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Maicon Pereira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Salao's Elder Pinheiro. 3-0. In the 45th minute, Válter Mello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maicon Pereira, 46 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 53 minutes of play, Mamaele's Mathias Gerber made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute, Samuel Velloso made a precise shot to the right of Elder Pinheiro. Salao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. The Salao fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Salao's Erasmo do Vale looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 75 minutes of play, Mamaele's Mathias Gerber made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fausto Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dagoberto Miranda having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Salao's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Velloso came free, but Elder Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Velloso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Elder Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Samuel Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mathias Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.