League Play-Off

Estádio Mambore
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mambore AD's Guto Leme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Trancoso got free with Lucas Brasil in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celsinho Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Tavares in the 13th minute of play forced Mambore AD's goalkeeper Dino Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mathias Mota charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mathias Mota the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th minute, Mathias Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nilton Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Dino Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dino Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Tavares in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Mambore AD getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Adolfo Moreno hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Guto Leme fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Lucas Brasil, passed just outside the right post. 30 minutes into the match, Felipe Trancoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Brasil. Sebastopol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Trancoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a little luck, Sebastopol's Lucas Brasil got control of the ball when Felipe Trancoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 38 minutes of play, Sebastopol's Nilton Silva made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dino Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Tavares in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dino Medeiros saved Mambore AD from getting behind. The audience was convinced that João Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dino Medeiros was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. João Tavares recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 49th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Dino Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilton Silva went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 62ndth minute of the game João Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mambore AD's Dino Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Sebastopol's João Tavares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dino Medeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sebastopol's Roberto Botelho got a free kick in the 80th minute. When Guto Leme came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Mambore AD 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 Guto Leme couldn't finish the play. If Felipe Trancoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guto Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. When Celsinho Moraes fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sebastopol's protests and gave Celsinho Moraes a yellow card for diving instead. After 86 played minutes Sebastopol got a freekick which was hit by Celsinho Moraes. After a defensive mix-up in Mambore AD's zone, Roberto Botelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dino Medeiros came out of the goal and Roberto Botelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Mambore AD getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Adolfo Moreno hit a great ball. João Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guto Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sebastopol walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.