League Play-Off

GREEN SAND
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilian Vander got the match started through his kick off. Wilian Vander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Renatinho Figueiredo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Giuseppe de Medeiros notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of CELTIC's Daniel Pinheiro. Daniel Pinheiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Daniel Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe de Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, S.E. Rui Bloem's goalkeeper Renatinho Figueiredo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexsandro Motta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Vinhas in the 23rd minute of play forced CELTIC's goalkeeper Daniel Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cléberson Souza struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Daniel Pinheiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.E. Rui Bloem. After 28 minutes, Giuseppe de Medeiros made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. CELTIC's Daniel Pinheiro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Renatinho Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilian Vander in the 32nd minute of play. When Adhemar Valadares fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.E. Rui Bloem's protests and gave Adhemar Valadares a yellow card for diving instead. Adhemar Valadares kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Fabrício Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Pinheiro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilian Vander in the 43rd minute of play forced S.E. Rui Bloem's goalkeeper Renatinho Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After a rather tough play, CELTIC's Evaristo de Mendonça got a free kick in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the match, S.E. Rui Bloem's Fabrício Vaz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Giuseppe de Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.E. Rui Bloem's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe de Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giuseppe de Medeiros in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 67th minute, S.E. Rui Bloem's Giuseppe de Medeiros dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Giuseppe de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Pinheiro having to interfere. When Dé de Castro fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CELTIC's protests and gave Dé de Castro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, CELTIC's Dé de Castro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Giuseppe de Medeiros, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 73 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Daniel Pinheiro was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. CELTIC's Dé de Castro got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Dé de Castro off the ground. In the 75th minute, Dé de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cléberson Souza struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Daniel Pinheiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.E. Rui Bloem. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe de Medeiros in the 82nd minute of play forced CELTIC's goalkeeper Daniel Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cléberson Souza got free with Daniel Pinheiro in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Giuseppe de Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.E. Rui Bloem's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe de Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Pinheiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giuseppe de Medeiros's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Samuel Vinhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Daniel Pinheiro made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Samuel Vinhas 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. S.E. Rui Bloem's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.