League Play-Off

Estádio Cuo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felipe Gonçalves took the kick off in the first half of the match. Germano Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Lopez having to interfere. Carlos Lopez made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Germano Vidal sent off a good shot on target. João Paulo Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dráuzio de Almeida in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eurico Hames saved Cuo from getting behind. 18 minutes into the match, Cuo's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio de Almeida came free, but Eurico Hames reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Cuo's Germano Vidal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Lopez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Germano Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Cerezo hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. João Paulo Guedes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 27th minute, Dráuzio de Almeida left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rosalia SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dráuzio de Almeida in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eurico Hames saved Cuo from getting behind. If Felipe Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Paulo Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 45 minutes of play, Rosalia SC's João Paulo Guedes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eurico Hames was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 58th minute, Doriva Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eurico Hames made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Paulo Guedes in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Rosalia SC's Dráuzio de Almeida ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eurico Hames. Eurico Hames yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Felipe Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Lopez having to interfere. João Paulo Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eurico Hames having to interfere. Cuo's Germano Vidal got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zeca Koehler hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Germano Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Carlos Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 played minutes Rosalia SC got a freekick which was hit by Renato de Queiroz. Eurico Hames stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dráuzio de Almeida's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rosalia SC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.