League Play-Off

Estádio Titara
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reginaldo Araújo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Telmo de Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Téo Mangueira having to interfere. 14 minutes into the game, Emerson França was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Usina da Tijuca F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Titara the free kick. In the 14th minute, Emerson França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Titara's Téo Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reginaldo Araújo in the 17th minute of play. Danilo Severo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telmo Pombal in the 18th minute. Telmo Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Danilo Severo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonçalo da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danilo Severo made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Telmo Pombal sent off a good shot on target. Reginaldo Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Téo Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 minutes, Durvalino Mattos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Titara and the Usina da Tijuca F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th minute of the match Emílio de Amaral shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Téo Mangueira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Reginaldo Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Téo Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Téo Mangueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reginaldo Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Telmo Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Danilo Severo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Téo Mangueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Telmo de Andrade in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reginaldo Araújo in the 64th minute of play forced Titara's goalkeeper Téo Mangueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Telmo de Andrade got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Telmo de Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Téo Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reginaldo Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Téo Mangueira having to interfere. Telmo de Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Titara's Téo Mangueira got control of the ball when Telmo de Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Telmo de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Telmo de Andrade's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Téo Mangueira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Téo Mangueira managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when Usina da Tijuca F.C.'s Telmo de Andrade fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.