League Play-Off

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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. Eliseo Heriberto started the match with the kick off. Romeu Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustão Faustino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Heriberto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Geraldo de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geraldo de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliseo Heriberto in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Heriberto in the 15th minute of play forced Pedras FC's goalkeeper Geraldo de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Heriberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Faustão Faustino fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pedras FC's protests and gave Faustão Faustino a yellow card for diving instead. Faustão Faustino kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Eliseo Heribertos short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Geraldo de Azevedo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 25th minute, Manuel Dantas 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. The supporters of Realcelona booed when Pedras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustão Faustino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romeu Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Geraldo de Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Eliseo Heriberto sent off a good shot on target. Geraldo de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Pedras FC's Donatello Mesquita got a free kick in the 37th minute. Realcelona's Romeu Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualter Berger in the 41st minute of play. Eliseo Heriberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franco Del Duca struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Geraldo de Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Realcelona. After 45 minutes of play, Pedras FC's Gualter Berger made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeu Cardoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Realcelona players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pedras FC were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilson Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53rd play minutes Eliseo Heriberto shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Geraldo de Azevedo and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 57thth minute of the game Eliseo Heriberto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pedras FC's Geraldo de Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Pedras FC's Faustão Faustino got a free kick in the 58th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliseo Heriberto in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geraldo de Azevedo saved Pedras FC from getting behind. In the 62nd minute, Faustão Faustino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Romeu Cardoso. The goal made the score 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Heriberto in the 66th minute of play forced Pedras FC's goalkeeper Geraldo de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Eliseo Heriberto 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. With an all-out effort, Pedras FC's Romeu Cardoso threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gilson Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 77 minutes into the match, Faustão Faustino notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Realcelona's Romeu Cardoso. Romeu Cardoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Eliseo Heriberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo de Azevedo was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Geraldo de Azevedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eliseo Heriberto's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute of the match Osvaldo de Queiroz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geraldo de Azevedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Pedras FC's Gilson Castro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. The audience was convinced that Eliseo Heriberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo de Azevedo was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After having played for 92 minutes, Eliseo Heriberto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Realcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliseo Heriberto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Eliseo Heriberto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo de Azevedo was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pedras FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.