League Play-Off

Marianopolis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Haroldo Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gildo Arantes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Augusto Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Álvaro Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tião Sabóia got free with Álvaro Guimarães in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that José Augusto Trancoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Álvaro Guimarães was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Augusto Trancoso in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Álvaro Guimarães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luís Fábio Berger hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Cavunge's Gildo Arantes got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Augusto Trancoso struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Álvaro Guimarães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for O Pudim. With an all-out effort, O Pudim's Álvaro Guimarães threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from José Augusto Trancoso, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Cavunge's Noel Costa in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O Pudim's goalie prevented a goal. José Augusto Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Guimarães having to interfere. Cavunge's Gildo Arantes got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 41 minutes, Nuno Prata mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the O Pudim and the Cavunge players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cavunge booed when O Pudim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Prata didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Souza in the 48th minute of play forced O Pudim's goalkeeper Gilmar Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After 55th play minutes Gildo Arantes shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Gilmar Romero and just under the crossbar into goal. With a little luck, O Pudim's Gilmar Romero got control of the ball when Noel Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, O Pudim's Gilmar Romero got control of the ball when Noel Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gildo Arantes had several of the O Pudim's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 64 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Gilmar Romero as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 68th minute, Reynaldo Dante 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. O Pudim's Gilmar Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save O Pudim from getting a goal against them. After having played for 72 minutes, Tião Sabóia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. O Pudim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tião Sabóia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Cavunge fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Cavunge's Gildo Arantes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Gildo Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Gildo Arantes sped through O Pudim's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gilmar Romero. When the match was over Cavunge could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than O Pudim throughout the match.