League Play-Off

Brazil Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Brazil FC's Marcinho de Almeida started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Róbson Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Roger Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Seringa FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Severino Luz hit a great ball. Marcinho de Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Patrick Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Arruda in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roger Velasco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patrick Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcinho de Almeida in the 18th minute of play. Marcinho de Almeida recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Doni Costa came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Patrick Pitta could save by the left post. 25 minutes into the match, Seringa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raúl Cosme came free, but Patrick Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doni Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Pitta having to interfere. Patrick Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho de Almeida in the 33rd minute of the match. Seringa FC's Patrick Pitta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Seringa FC from getting a goal against them. Raúl Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Pitta having to interfere. Elias Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Elias Oliveira 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.

The wind increased when Róbson Veiga made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Brazil FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Correia to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Veiga in the 55th minute of play forced Brazil FC's goalkeeper Roger Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes Seringa FC got a freekick which was hit by Igor Arruda. Patrick Pitta came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Brazil FC's Marcinho de Almeida. But to his dismay, Marcinho de Almeida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Patrick Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho de Almeida in the 61st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Seringa FC's zone, Doni Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Pitta came out of the goal and Doni Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patrick Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcinho de Almeida in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Seringa FC's goalkeeper Patrick Pitta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Patrick Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doni Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Seringa FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Joel Medeiros hit a great ball. Hernani de Lara made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Manuel Correia immediately put the ball in play. Patrick Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni Costa in the 75th minute of the match. Brazil FC were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Seringa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Doni Costa took the corner. Brazil FC's Doni Costa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Patrick Pitta in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 77th minute of the match Juvenal Eger shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Pitta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 78th minute, Marcinho de Almeida made a precise shot to the right of Patrick Pitta. Seringa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Patrick Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raúl Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Brazil FC's Marcinho de Almeida in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seringa FC's goalie prevented a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Seringa FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brazil FC.