League Play-Off

Fangueira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zézinho Branco took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Fangueira AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Luís Britto to maneuver through the defense. Inácio Soeiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Percy Baptista. Fangueira AD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sidney Varela was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Zézinho Branco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zézinho Branco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Sidney Valle came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Aguada 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 Sidney Valle couldn't finish the play. Charles de Brito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sidney Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Aguada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. André Luís Britto charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed André Luís Britto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th match minute, Fangueira AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Luís Britto to maneuver through the defense. Zézinho Branco succeeded in the game's 23rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. After 27 minutes, Tiaguinho Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aguada and the Fangueira AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tiaguinho Donato hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Charles de Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Luís Britto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Sidney Varela made a huge save. When Natanael Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Fangueira 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 Natanael Esteves couldn't finish the play. Marco Marquez hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. A collision led to Fangueira AD getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Vinícius Vergílio hit a great ball. Aguada's Sidney Valle got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sidney Valle to strike the kick off in the second half. Sidney Valle recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Tiaguinho Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Fangueira AD's zone, Tiaguinho Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Percy Baptista came out of the goal and Tiaguinho Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Fangueira AD getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Frédson Pernambucano hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fangueira AD's goalkeeper Percy Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Fangueira AD's goal looked a bit too open when Sidney Valle came free, but Percy Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Augusto da Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Augusto da Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Sidney Valle 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. In the 74th minute, Aguada's Tiaguinho Donato ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Percy Baptista. Percy Baptista yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Percy Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Valle in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Pedro Augusto da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Tiaguinho Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Percy Baptista was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Percy Baptista made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Tiaguinho Donato sent off a good shot on target. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.