League Play-Off

LaBombonera
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leandro de Moraes got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Rodriguinho Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes, Gustavo Sena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cosmos Futebol Clube and the aagoncalez players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cosmos Futebol Clube! In the 5th minute there was a penalty for aagoncalez. Severino Bertassi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Armando Coutinho. 0-1. Adilson Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Armando Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tostão Passos hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Armando Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agnaldo Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Leandro de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Coutinho. Cosmos Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severino Bertassi in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Coutinho saved Cosmos Futebol Clube from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, Agnaldo Britto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateus Alvarenga. aagoncalez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agnaldo Britto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Narciso Terciero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Armando Coutinho. Cosmos Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

When Gustavo Sena was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 51 minutes had been played. 51 minutes into the game, one of Cosmos Futebol Clube:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When aagoncalez's Severino Bertassi in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cosmos Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Britto in the 63rd minute of play forced aagoncalez's goalkeeper Mateus Alvarenga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus Alvarenga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Armando Coutinho was a little too slow when Leandro de Moraes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-4. Leandro de Moraes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Severino Bertassi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Coutinho having to interfere. Hortêncio Talló kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute Roberto Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Alvarenga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mateus Alvarenga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Pinho in the 80th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Roberto Borges 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. Nuno de Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, aagoncalez's Duarte Massa got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Agnaldo Britto was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 93rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Leandro de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Cosmos Futebol Clube manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing aagoncalez to win.