League Play-Off

Manguaça
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Custódio Lopes made the kick off which started today's match. If Custódio Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Custódio Lopes in the 13th minute of play forced S.C CORINTHIANS's goalkeeper João Adolfo Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Pimenta in the 15th minute of play forced Manguança FC's goalkeeper Adriano Tande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Pimenta in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Pimenta in the 19th minute of play forced Manguança FC's goalkeeper Adriano Tande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Manguança FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Custódio Lopes hit a great ball. Adriano Tande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Pimenta in the 25th minute of play. Juarês Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Adolfo Albuquerque made an important save on a dangerous shot by Custódio Lopes in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caco Donato in the 33rd minute of play forced Manguança FC's goalkeeper Adriano Tande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Tande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caco Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, S.C CORINTHIANS's goalkeeper João Adolfo Albuquerque had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Custódio Lopes. In the 42nd minute, Dadá Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronaldo Pimenta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Manguança FC's Bruninho Perez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Adolfo Albuquerque made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Manguança FC's Adriano Tande proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Manguança FC from getting a goal against them. After 64 minutes, Custódio Lopes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manguança FC and the S.C CORINTHIANS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th minute, Custódio Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juarês Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. João Adolfo Albuquerque tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Manguança FC's Custódio Lopes in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S.C CORINTHIANS's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Manguança FC booed when S.C CORINTHIANS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percy Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caco Donato's late challenge caught a Manguança FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caco Donato helped the player get up and apologised. 76 minutes into the match, Custódio Lopes notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of S.C CORINTHIANS's João Adolfo Albuquerque. João Adolfo Albuquerque was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adriano Tande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Pimenta in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Manguança FC booed when S.C CORINTHIANS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Baiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard de Souza made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Fernando Brito immediately put the ball in play. After 89 minutes of play, Manguança FC's Custódio Lopes made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Adolfo Albuquerque was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 94th minute, Custódio Lopes made a precise shot to the right of João Adolfo Albuquerque. S.C CORINTHIANS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. There was no doubt that Manguança FC were the better team. Manguança FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.