League Play-Off

Arena Mamute
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maximiliano Fernendo kicked off to start the match. Benê Jacinto hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Tomás Falcão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinei Prestes having to interfere. If Maximiliano Fernendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caio Saraiva's late challenge caught a Mamute's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caio Saraiva helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Caio Saraiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th match minute, Mamute was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Perfumo to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the game, Zé Carlos Pernambucano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mamute's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sanchalts F.C. the free kick. Zé Carlos Pernambucano hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Sanchalts F.C.'s goalkeeper Claudinei Prestes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kosmas Trabakoulos. When Jorginho Silva fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mamute's protests and gave Jorginho Silva a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mamute getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Jorginho Silva hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Maximiliano Fernendo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mamute fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 30 played minutes Maximiliano Fernendo rounded Sanchalts F.C.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. If Toninho Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sanchalts F.C.'s Claudinei Prestes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Sanchalts F.C. from getting a goal against them. Mamute's attentive Hudson Vianna managed to snatch the ball when Doriva Meira made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. After 43 played minutes Sanchalts F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Nuno de Toledo. Maximiliano Fernendo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Egídio do Nascimento fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sanchalts F.C.'s protests and gave Egídio do Nascimento a yellow card for diving instead. Egídio do Nascimento hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Claudinei Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Fernendo, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmílson das Neves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Sanchalts F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jorginho Silva came free, but Claudinei Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Caio Saraiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the game, Edmílson das Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sanchalts F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mamute the free kick. In the 66th match minute, Sanchalts F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmílson das Neves to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Fernendo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Claudinei Prestes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Mamute fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when Mamute's Kosmas Trabakoulos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mamute's Jorginho Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maximiliano Fernendo took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudinei Prestes. Claudinei Prestes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Claudinei Prestes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toninho Cordeiro's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Mamute's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.