League Play-Off

Estádio Cambirela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Doni Secco kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Vitinho Rodrigues ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giuseppe Xavier was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Adriano Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doni Secco in the 7th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Melogrado Cannibals's goal looked a bit too open when Vitinho Rodrigues came free, but Giuseppe Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21stth minute of the game Doni Secco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cambirela's Adriano Bastos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Doni Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Adriano Bastos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Morenos short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Giuseppe Xavier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 29 minutes into the game, Doni Secco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Melogrado Cannibals's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cambirela the free kick. Kiko Fantini charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kiko Fantini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Cambirela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kiko Fantini to maneuver through the defense. Adriano Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdo Romero in the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Emerson Moreno 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. Giuseppe Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitinho Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vitinho Rodrigues was the one to do the kick off. If Emerson Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emerson Moreno in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giuseppe Xavier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Giuseppe Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiko Fantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 played minutes Melogrado Cannibals got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luís Paraíba. If Vitinho Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oswaldo de Mendonça hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Giuseppe Xavier came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Cambirela's Emerson Moreno. But to his dismay, Emerson Moreno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Valdo Romero's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adriano Bastos firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 81st match minute, Cambirela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flávio Aguiar to maneuver through the defense. Valdo Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Bastos having to interfere. Giuseppe Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emerson Moreno in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Moreno in the 95th minute of play forced Melogrado Cannibals's goalkeeper Giuseppe Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cambirela fans cheered their team off the field, for while Melogrado Cannibals had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.