League Play-Off

Estádio Manicore
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Vladimir Nunes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Cristiano Saldanha made a huge save. Cristiano Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Baptista in the 12th minute of the match. Vladimir Nunes struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Cristiano Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manicore. Roger Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Saldanha having to interfere. Vladimir Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Saldanha having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Apora's Flavinho Negri got a free kick in the 30th minute. The supporters of Manicore booed when Apora was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Moura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristiano Saldanha stood somewhat misplaced when Roger Baptista came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 41 minute. 46 minutes into the match, Apora's goalkeeper Cristiano Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimir Nunes. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Roger Baptista made the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladimir Nunes's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. When Roger Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Manicore 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 Roger Baptista couldn't finish the play. Vladimir Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Cristiano Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apora's Cristiano Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Nunes in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of Apora booed when Manicore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diamantino Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute, Joel Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Roger Baptista 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 77th match minute, Apora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavinho Negri to maneuver through the defense. If Vladimir Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Saldanha having to interfere. Apora's Cristiano Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Baptista in the 92nd minute of play. Cristiano Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliézer Andrade got free with Amílton Paranaense in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Manicore fully deserved thier win.