League Play-Off

Athenas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clas Zierer got the match started through his kick off. Santana F.C were furious when João Vítor de Barros was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, INTER's Gualter de Barros got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Carlos Fernando Sá. Thanks to some nice moves Váldson de Andrade could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Carlos Fernando Sá however easily saved by the left post. Carlos Fernando Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Pereira in the 11th minute of play. After 15 played minutes INTER got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Pernambucano. In the 17th minute Clas Zierer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Váldson de Andrade came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Carlos Fernando Sá could save by the left post. In the 21st minute, Rafa Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Váldson de Andrade came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Carlos Fernando Sá could save by the left post. Carlos Fernando Sá made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Váldson de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of INTER booed when Santana F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafa Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodolfo da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dário Cosme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clas Zierer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inácio Teixeira's late challenge caught a Santana F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inácio Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Santana F.C booed when INTER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Inácio Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Clas Zierer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santana F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. INTER's Inácio Teixeira got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Inácio Teixeira off the ground.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Váldson de Andrade to make the kick off. Clas Zierer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Cosme having to interfere. Santana F.C's Clas Zierer suffered a concussion after 68 minutes and had to leave the field. After 68 minutes, Gualter de Barros mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the INTER and the Santana F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Santana F.C's Ricardo de Lara was substituted for Clas Zierer. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for INTER! If Ricardo de Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santana F.C's Ricardo de Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joaquim Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo de Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Dário Cosme made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Váldson de Andrade during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Váldson de Andrade hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Ricardo de Lara 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. After a rather tough play, Santana F.C's Alfredo Reis got a free kick in the 88th minute. With his leg Dário Cosme managed to avoid a goal in the 99thth minute, when Santana F.C's Ricardo de Lara fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Many of Santana F.C's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Santana F.C may have spent more time on the ball, but INTER were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.