League Play-Off

Estádio Imbuial
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basílio Favoretto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vito Tande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Raphael Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davi Melo's late challenge caught a Internacional Limeira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davi Melo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Visada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Melo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Percival Souto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Internacional Limeira's supporters rose to their feet, but Percival Souto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raphael Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raphael Mendes was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Vito Tande capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vito Tande really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Zé Paulo Faria managed to get in a good position for a shot. Visada's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Paulo Faria was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naldo Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Naldo Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Paulo Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Percival Souto struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Raphael Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Internacional Limeira. In the 19th match minute, Internacional Limeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvinho Secco to maneuver through the defense. Naldo Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Favoretto in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Internacional Limeira's Silvinho Secco got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 31st minute, Percival Souto 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. Vito Tande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Raphael Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Nando Cunha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Raphael Mendes. That made the score 2-0 in the 36 minute of play. Raphael Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vito Tande in the 43rd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vito Tande made a kick off. If Percival Souto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vito Tande blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raphael Mendes having to make a save. Raphael Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Percival Souto in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Visada's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cauan Botelho was slow to take the kick. During this time Internacional Limeira's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Percival Souto in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raphael Mendes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raphael Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Percival Souto's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Hélder Sanches hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Basílio Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vito Tande recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Visada's goalkeeper Raphael Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 3-0 became the score in the 69th minute when Vito Tande elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Internacional Limeira's Vito Tande in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Visada's goalie prevented a goal. Nando Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When Internacional Limeira's Vito Tande in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Visada's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute Vito Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Visada's Zé Paulo Faria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Naldo Pinheiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Raphael Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vito Tande in the 92nd minute of play. Percival Souto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, Vito Tande left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Internacional Limeira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. When the referee ended the match the Internacional Limeira players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.