League Play-Off

Rodrigues
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Samuca Zonta's late challenge caught a Sao Paulo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuca Zonta helped the player get up and apologised. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Sao Paulo. Humberto Varela stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Angelo Branco. 0-1. When Delfim Zanette fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sao Paulo's protests and gave Delfim Zanette a yellow card for diving instead. Jeremias Pinho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucas Soares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. After having played for 20 minutes, Jeremias Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rodrigues's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Sao Paulo getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Delfim Zanette hit a great ball. Lauro Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo Siqueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Angelo Branco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Siqueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Angelo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo de Sena in the 34th minute of the match. José Paulo de Sena's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angelo Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. José Paulo de Sena's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angelo Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Angelo Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Angelo Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Rodrigues getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Severino de Sena hit a great ball. Angelo Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, José Paulo de Sena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sao Paulo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lauro Fantini made a kick off. In the 58th minute, José Paulo de Sena reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Angelo Branco. The goal made the score 1-3. Humberto Varela hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Lucas Soares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauro Fantini in the 72nd minute of the match. Delfim Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo Siqueira struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Angelo Branco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sao Paulo. José Paulo de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Branco having to interfere. Sao Paulo's attack was well implemented in the 81st minute, but when José Paulo de Sena was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Sao Paulo's Lucas Soares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro Fantini in the 84th minute of play. In the 89th minute, José Paulo de Sena 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. Angelo Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Rodrigues's Angelo Branco got control of the ball when Angelo Siqueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Paulo de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo de Sena in the 96th minute of play. 99 minutes into the match, Sao Paulo's José Paulo de Sena sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angelo Branco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Rodrigues fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sao Paulo were clearly better and deserved to take the win.