League Play-Off

Estádio Suacurana
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. Inácio Dionísio started the match with the kick off. Agnaldo de Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amadeu Loyola in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, benguers nela's goal looked a bit too open when Hernani Fontes came free, but Agnaldo de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Inácio Dionísio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Benjamim Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Luiz Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Pedro Luiz Donato came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the benguers nela 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 Pedro Luiz Donato couldn't finish the play. Pedro Luiz Donato scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benjamim Penha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 27 played minutes Suacurana SS got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Cardoso. Claudinei Ortiz, 27 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. In the 29th minute, Hernani Fontes 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. Amadeu Loyola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Agnaldo de Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamim Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Tróia in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Pedro Luiz Donato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benjamim Penha. Suacurana SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Luiz Donato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Agnaldo de Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernani Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hernani Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Suacurana SS's goalkeeper Benjamim Penha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Suacurana SS's Rodrigo Cardoso got a free kick in the 55th minute. After 56 played minutes, benguers nela's Claudinei Ortiz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benjamim Penha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in benguers nela reached it. After 62 played minutes benguers nela got a freekick which was hit by Inácio Dionísio. In the 64th minute, Hernani Fontes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Suacurana SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Suacurana SS's Benjamim Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Dionísio in the 67th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luizão Barros during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Suacurana SS's Benjamim Penha got control of the ball when Pedro Luiz Donato tried to sneak it across the goal line. Inácio Dionísio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Penha having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, benguers nela's Pedro Luiz Donato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamim Penha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After having played for 78 minutes, Pedro Luiz Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. benguers nela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Luiz Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Dionísio in the 79th minute of play forced Suacurana SS's goalkeeper Benjamim Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Luiz Donato in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benjamim Penha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 86th minute, Fernando Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Amadeu Loyola came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Suacurana SS 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 Amadeu Loyola couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Suacurana SS's Rodrigo Cardoso got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Suacurana SS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching benguers nela's performance. The match ended with a win for benguers nela.