League Play-Off

Avare
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bruninho Madureira got a throw-in 3 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Aleandro do Valle. Egídio da Costa hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Avare's goal looked a bit too open when Pedrinho Fontes came free, but Rômulo Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes, Dagoberto Amaral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calango and the Avare players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dagoberto Amaral hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Calango's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Egídio da Costa scored to the left of an out of position Norberto Brito, making the score, 1-0. Norberto Brito was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dário de Toledo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. Norberto Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio da Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Norberto Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio da Costa in the 30th minute of play. If Egídio da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Pedrinho Fontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rômulo Dante was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Egídio da Costa was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Avare's Dário de Toledo took a good shot, in the 38th minute, which hit the crossbar above Norberto Brito's head, and flew over the goal. Calango's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Avare. In the 39th minute, Avare's Egídio da Costa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. Rômulo Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedrinho Fontes in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Egídio da Costa was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 58 minutes, Egídio da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Avare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egídio da Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Egídio da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amauri Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Avare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dário de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes in the game Valério Zonta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Doriva Velasco. In the 74th minute, Egídio da Costa 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. Egídio da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Brito having to interfere. Egídio da Costa 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. Nilson Freitas hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Norberto Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Soares in the 87th minute of the match. After 89 minutes of play, Avare's Egídio da Costa made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Norberto Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Calango:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Avare:s goal. The referee gave Avare a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Egídio da Costa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Calango's Norberto Brito. 6-0. Avare walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.