League Play-Off

TOT arena palace
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The audience thought a goal was coming when Abelardo França got free with Ernani Saldanha in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tiaguinho Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ernani Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abelardo França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, RafaelAndersonWagner FC's José Maria Severo got a free kick in the 9th minute. Ernani Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Abelardo França sent off a good shot on target. Abelardo França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernani Saldanha having to interfere. TOT UNITD's Abelardo França got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. RafaelAndersonWagner FC's Ernani Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiaguinho Neves in the 30th minute of play. After 32 played minutes TOT UNITD got a freekick which was hit by Wágner Tasso. After a defensive mix-up in TOT UNITD's zone, Romeu Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beto Viana came out of the goal and Romeu Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beto Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesinha Leme's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. If Marquinhos Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cesinha Leme to strike the kick off in the second half. TOT UNITD's Tiaguinho Neves got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Romeu Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beto Viana was a little too slow when Marquinhos Alves got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-1. After 61 played minutes Marquinhos Alves rounded TOT UNITD's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. Romeu Garcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Beto Viana made a huge save. 75 minutes into the match, RafaelAndersonWagner FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo França came free, but Ernani Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes, Luiz Fernando Linares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TOT UNITD and the RafaelAndersonWagner FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, one of TOT UNITD:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TOT UNITD. Ernani Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo França in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiaguinho Neves in the 84th minute of play forced RafaelAndersonWagner FC's goalkeeper Ernani Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marquinhos Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, RafaelAndersonWagner FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Neves came free, but Ernani Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to RafaelAndersonWagner FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. José Maria Severo hit a great ball. Tiaguinho Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernani Saldanha having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched RafaelAndersonWagner FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.