League Play-Off

Monjolos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wilson Gaspar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Geovânio Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cléberson de Brito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilson Gaspar went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Dedé Passos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Monjolos getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Guilherme Moraes hit a great ball. Wilson Gaspar struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Cléberson de Brito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Japeri SC. Cléberson de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Gaspar in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Monjolos's goal looked a bit too open when Tostão Mineiro came free, but Cléberson de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Tiago Gabriel Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Japeri SC's Tostão Mineiro got a free kick in the 34th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Monjolos's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Gaspar came free, but Cléberson de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedé Passos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Cléberson de Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Geovânio Xavier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Monjolos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Japeri SC the free kick. A collision led to Monjolos getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Geovânio Xavier hit a great ball. Cléberson de Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilson Gaspar in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tiago Gabriel Berger to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guilherme Moraes in the 53rd minute of play forced Japeri SC's goalkeeper João Pedro Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Gaspar in the 54th minute of play forced Monjolos's goalkeeper Cléberson de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Japeri SC's goalkeeper João Pedro Medeiros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arí Arantes charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arí Arantes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Japeri SC's Arí Arantes got a free kick in the 64th minute. Tostão Mineiro charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tostão Mineiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tostão Mineiro hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Tiago Gabriel Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. João Pedro Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dedé Passos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Cléberson de Brito made a huge save. João Pedro Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilton Fernandez in the 83rd minute of the match. João Pedro Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Gabriel Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dedé Passos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cléberson de Brito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Pedro Luiz dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Japeri SC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.