League Play-Off

Arena da Bocha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edson Velasco got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Edson Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas Leal in the 7th minute of play forced Feirinha's goalkeeper Carlos Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luciano Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Carlos Novaes made a huge save. Camburi's Cauan Camargo got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edson Velasco struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. César Custódio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Feirinha. In the 20th minute Edson Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Custódio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Luciano Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Edson Velasco came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Feirinha fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edson Velasco couldn't finish the play. Clemente Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umberto Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Luciano Sousa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Feirinha's goalkeeper Carlos Novaes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Feirinha's Carlos Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Nogueira in the 43rd minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Luciano Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Camburi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luciano Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Luciano Sousa 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. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Umberto Nogueira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Camburi's Cauan Camargo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Novaes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Feirinha's Luís Fernando Lago got a free kick in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Nogueira in the 56th minute of play forced Feirinha's goalkeeper Carlos Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Sousa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Novaes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Carlos Novaes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clemente Meirelles went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Luciano Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Novaes having to interfere. After 67 minutes of play, Camburi's Luciano Sousa made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Novaes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 73rd minute, Laerte Perez made a precise shot to the right of César Custódio. Camburi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Camburi's César Custódio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Camburi from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Camargo in the 78th minute of play forced Feirinha's goalkeeper Carlos Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umberto Nogueira in the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Feirinha's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Leme came free, but Carlos Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umberto Nogueira's late challenge caught a Feirinha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Umberto Nogueira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Umberto Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dudu Macedo during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Feirinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Macedo to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, Luciano Sousa notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Feirinha's Carlos Novaes. Carlos Novaes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Camburi walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.