League Play-Off

Cafofa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rafinha de Carvalho kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Bebeto Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fred Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelinho Lopez having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Bezerra during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. João Paulo Guerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fiori Vaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Potunduva got a freekick which was hit by David Bezerra. João Paulo Guerra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cristian Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Fiori Vaz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Paulo Guerra went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Fabinho Saraiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fiori Vaz having to interfere. In the 45th minute, xBacon's Rafinha de Carvalho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fiori Vaz. Fiori Vaz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Júnior de Azevedo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind xBacon's goalkeeper Marcelinho Lopez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fiori Vaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Guerra in the 54th minute of the match. Rafinha de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Fiori Vaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Potunduva's zone, João Paulo Guerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fiori Vaz came out of the goal and João Paulo Guerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Rafinha de Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. xBacon's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafinha de Carvalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fiori Vaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior de Azevedo in the 71st minute of play forced xBacon's goalkeeper Marcelinho Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute João Paulo Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fiori Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelinho Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior de Azevedo in the 77th minute of the match. Júnior de Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Marcelinho Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Fred Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Potunduva's supporters rose to their feet, but Fred Secco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelinho Lopez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Júnior de Azevedo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 84th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. xBacon's Marcelinho Lopez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save xBacon from getting a goal against them. xBacon's Marcelinho Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior de Azevedo in the 86th minute of play. Fred Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Marcelinho Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luizinho Tepedino's late challenge caught a Potunduva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luizinho Tepedino helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, Potunduva's Marcelinho Lopez threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Júnior de Azevedo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in xBacon's zone, Júnior de Azevedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelinho Lopez came out of the goal and Júnior de Azevedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. xBacon had won after a very even match.