League Play-Off

Estádio Pelonio
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. Jean Correia started the match with the kick off. Ás De Espadas's Filipe Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Cruz in the 4th minute of play. Filipe Cosme came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Atlantes S.C.'s Reinaldo Cruz. But to his dismay, Reinaldo Cruz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Cristóvão Nunes fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ás De Espadas's protests and gave Cristóvão Nunes a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Atlantes S.C. booed when Ás De Espadas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristóvão Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Rogério Lago ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filipe Cosme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Cristóvão Nunes was shown his second yellow card after 24 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Ás De Espadas's Cristóvão Nunes got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Reinaldo Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Rogério Lago 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. Ás De Espadas's Filipe Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Cruz in the 37th minute of play. Filipe Cosme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogério Lago's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Ás De Espadas's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Lago came free, but Filipe Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Cosme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaldo Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Goiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Aílton Vergílio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reinaldo Cruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filipe Cosme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaldo Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th match minute, Ás De Espadas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Correia to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Cruz in the 58th minute of play forced Ás De Espadas's goalkeeper Filipe Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Filipe Cosme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaldo Cruz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Filipe Cosme came out and tried to block the shot, but Reinaldo Cruz slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 62nd minute. Rogério Lago recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute Reinaldo Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Cosme came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Atlantes S.C.'s Rogério Lago. But to his dismay, Rogério Lago quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. After 96 played minutes Ás De Espadas got a freekick which was hit by Jean Correia. Atlantes S.C. played a much better game than Ás De Espadas and deserved their victory. The Ás De Espadas players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.