League Play-Off

Toca da Raposa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo de Godoi started the match with the kick off. Cido Nóbrega's late challenge caught a Raposas Azuis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cido Nóbrega helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Raposas Azuis booed when Joe Bartus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cido Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oscar Baptista's late challenge caught a Raposas Azuis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Baptista helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Joe Bartus FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! In the 17th minute, Abelardo Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 played minutes Raposas Azuis got a freekick which was hit by Benê Paes. Luisão Arruda, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Antônio Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Berger having to interfere. Abelardo de Godoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joaquim Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Ceresso in the 28th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antônio Leão got free with Joaquim Berger in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antônio Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Joaquim Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Raposas Azuis's Abelardo Dias got a free kick in the 41st minute. A collision led to Raposas Azuis getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Dedé Vaz hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erik Ceresso to make the kick off. Erik Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Joaquim Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cido Nóbrega hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Erik Ceresso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joaquim Berger was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 63rdth minute of the game Erik Ceresso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joe Bartus FC's Joaquim Berger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joaquim Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Leão in the 65th minute of the match. Antônio Leão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Joaquim Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Benê Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Joe Bartus FC booed when Raposas Azuis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benê Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faustão Mendes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Chicão Pereira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Erik Ceresso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erik Ceresso struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Joaquim Berger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raposas Azuis. Abelardo de Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chicão Pereira having to interfere. Chicão Pereira made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Faustão Mendes sent off a good shot on target. If Faustão Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chicão Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Erik Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raposas Azuis were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Joe Bartus FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ronaldinho Moura took the corner. Abelardo de Godoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raposas Azuis's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.