League Play-Off

Maxixe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rubinho Alvarenga made the kick off and thus started the match. Fiori Messias took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cássio Dantas. Cássio Dantas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Fiori Messias charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fiori Messias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fiori Messias kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Pedro Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Darkness FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diamantino Berger hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Mané Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Pedro Vieira took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mané Ferraz. Mané Ferraz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Vito Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cássio Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31stth minute of the game Rubinho Alvarenga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maxixe SC's Mané Ferraz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Rubinho Alvarenga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mané Ferraz was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Virgílio Pinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cássio Dantas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 46th minute of the match, Virgílio Pinho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cássio Dantas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 47 played minutes Maxixe SC got a freekick which was hit by Evandro Pinheiro. When Pedro Vieira came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Darkness FC 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 Vieira couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Nilson Varela made the kick off in the second half. Mané Ferraz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidney Toledo in the 54th minute. Vito Leite recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 56th minute, Evandro Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mané Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Pedro Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Darkness FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Maxixe SC's Mané Ferraz got control of the ball when Rubinho Alvarenga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Virgílio Pinho scored 3-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cássio Dantas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Darkness FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Rubinho Alvarenga hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Darkness FC defense, Nilson Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cássio Dantas. The Darkness FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cássio Dantas should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Darkness FC booed when Maxixe SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Prata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vito Leite, 81 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 82nd minute Nilson Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Darkness FC's Vito Leite dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. If Rubinho Alvarenga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teodoro Prata kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 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. Maxixe SC fully deserved thier win.