League Play-Off

Arena Zé da Ponta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandre Neves got the match started through his kick off. Duda de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. A collision led to Moraujo getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Marcelinho Prestes hit a great ball. Alexandre Neves scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gugu Souza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Geovanni Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duda de Mendonça. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovanni Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. Alexandre Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Gugu Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to XVII de Agosto F.C getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Samuel Gonçalves hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Geovanni Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duda de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Vides in the 24th minute of play forced XVII de Agosto F.C's goalkeeper Gugu Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Geovanni Lara 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. Elias Pirani struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Duda de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XVII de Agosto F.C. The supporters of XVII de Agosto F.C booed when Moraujo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elias Pirani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Geovanni Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd match minute, Moraujo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelinho Prestes to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Moraujo's Duda de Mendonça got control of the ball when Elias Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Elias Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Moraujo's Duda de Mendonça got control of the ball when Elias Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. The XVII de Agosto F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Moraujo were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Geovanni Lara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Geovanni Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When XVII de Agosto F.C's Elias Pirani in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moraujo's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of XVII de Agosto F.C booed when Moraujo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelinho Prestes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Duda de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni Lara in the 67th minute of the match. Elias Pirani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovanni Lara in the 74th minute of play forced Moraujo's goalkeeper Duda de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duda de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Tepedino, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Elias Pirani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When XVII de Agosto F.C's Geovanni Lara in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moraujo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute, Geovanni Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XVII de Agosto F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 87th match minute, Moraujo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. Duda de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Alexandre Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. In the 97th match minute, XVII de Agosto F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tostão de Amaral to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th minute Alexandre Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gugu Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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. XVII de Agosto F.C fully deserved thier win.