League Play-Off

Estádio Taboleira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thomás Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamílton Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 8 minutes, Gilvan Paes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mergulhao and the Taboleira players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mergulhao getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Gilvan Paes hit a great ball. A collision led to Mergulhao getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. João Mumbach hit a great ball. Mergulhao's Zeca Maia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carlos Castro in the 12th minute of play. Thomás Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavinho Meirelles in the 17th minute of the match. Hamílton Mello charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamílton Mello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Taboleira booed when Mergulhao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamílton Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mergulhao's Zeca Maia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carlos Castro in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Mergulhao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Mumbach to maneuver through the defense. Taboleira's Gilberto Tavares got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Taboleira getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Olívio Lucas hit a great ball. Flavinho Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Goiano having to interfere. Thomás Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamílton Mello in the 37th minute of play. Gilberto Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeca Maia having to interfere. If Hamílton Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taboleira's Thomás Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamílton Mello in the 47th minute of play. 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.

Thomás Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamílton Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Flavinho Meirelles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mergulhao's supporters rose to their feet, but Flavinho Meirelles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomás Goiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Mergulhao getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Gilvan Paes hit a great ball. During the 62nd minute of the match Hamílton Mello completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hamílton Mello a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Mergulhao's Hamílton Mello got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Ramón Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramón Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes Mergulhao got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Mendes. After 75 minutes, Adolfo de Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taboleira and the Mergulhao players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mergulhao booed when Taboleira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thomás Goiano made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when João Mumbach sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Carlos Castro in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zeca Maia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mergulhao's goalkeeper Zeca Maia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Taboleira's José Carlos Castro in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mergulhao's goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute, José Carlos Castro 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. In the 87th minute, Flavinho Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zeca Maia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Tavares in the 88th minute of play. Zeca Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Carlos Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.