League Play-Off

Venda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hílton de Medeiros got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Venda's zone, Hílton de Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denílson Lucas came out of the goal and Hílton de Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hílton de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Agnaldo Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matheus Damião having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Agnaldo Secco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matheus Damião was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Giovani Travassos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Denílson Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venda's Agnaldo Secco got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Denílson Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eriberto Bueno in the 30th minute of the match. Sidney Galvão charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sidney Galvão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Venda getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Sidney Galvão hit a great ball. Denílson Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hílton de Medeiros in the 34th minute of play. Agnaldo Secco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to MANGEKYOU getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Marcus Terra hit a great ball. After 41 minutes MANGEKYOU's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Virgílio Hoffmann who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Venda's corner Virgílio Hoffmann fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Matheus Damião quite easily take care of the ball. Benjamim da Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agnaldo Secco struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Matheus Damião didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venda. 47 minutes into the match, MANGEKYOU's goal looked a bit too open when Armindo Cavalcante came free, but Matheus Damião reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armindo Cavalcante to make the kick off. Denílson Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton de Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Leonel Mota fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venda's protests and gave Leonel Mota a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had been going on for 55 minutes, MANGEKYOU's Almir Lago got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Denílson Lucas. Venda's Denílson Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton de Medeiros in the 70th minute of play. Matheus Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armindo Cavalcante in the 74th minute of play. When Agnaldo Secco came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Venda 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 Agnaldo Secco couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armindo Cavalcante in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matheus Damião prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denílson Lucas was a little too slow when Zé Carlos Vinhas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MANGEKYOU eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.