League Play-Off

Arena McLove
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ronaldo Barros got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Barros in the 4th minute of play forced McLove's goalkeeper Alvaro Cordarryl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 played minutes McLove got a freekick which was hit by Kauan Sousa. Jorginho Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Alvaro Cordarryl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 minutes of play, Meirim's Ronaldo Barros made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Cordarryl was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Meirim getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Zé Nóbrega hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Arif Egemen Akman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Júlio Barreto. That made the score 1-1 in the 16 minute of play. McLove's Wágner Vale suffered a sore thigh after 23 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Dino Saraiva fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meirim's protests and gave Dino Saraiva a yellow card for diving instead. McLove made a substitution. Serginho Nogueira replaced Wágner Vale. The long shot by Serginho Nogueira in the 26th minute really tested Júlio Barreto's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 31 minutes, Didi Fernandes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Meirim and the McLove players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Meirim's Didi Fernandes got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute, Meirim's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Arif Egemen Akman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Arif Egemen Akman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Júlio Barreto came out and tried to block the shot, but Arif Egemen Akman slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 34th minute. A collision led to McLove getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Rui Meirelles hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arif Egemen Akman got free with Júlio Barreto in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Serginho Nogueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Júlio Barreto made a huge save. Meirim's Júlio Barreto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Meirim from getting a goal against them. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arif Egemen Akman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Meirim got a freekick which was hit by Zé Nóbrega. A collision led to Meirim getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Zé Nóbrega hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, Meirim's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Egemen Akman came free, but Júlio Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serginho Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Cordarryl was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, McLove's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Barros came free, but Alvaro Cordarryl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arif Egemen Akman in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Júlio Barreto saved Meirim from getting behind. A collision led to McLove getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Kauan Sousa hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Jorginho Almeida had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvaro Cordarryl. McLove's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorginho Almeida was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The long shot by Didi Fernandes in the 78th minute really tested Alvaro Cordarryl's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Serginho Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the match Raphael Bueno sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alvaro Cordarryl skillfully saved the ball. Donato Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Arif Egemen Akman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. McLove's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.