League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Igor de Mendonça took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jano Seco's late challenge caught a Tacho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jano Seco helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpected shot in the 11th minute by Glauco Barros got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. João Francisco Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Ceresso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renato Marquez took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Francisco Brito. João Francisco Brito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. João Francisco Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renato Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Leandro Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tacho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Ceresso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Francisco Brito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 43 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goal looked a bit too open when Renato Marquez came free, but João Francisco Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Tacho FC's Wilton Mendes got control of the ball when Jorge Arósio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Igor de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Wilton Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Renato Marquez to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Igor de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flamengo's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor de Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilton Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Renato Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. João Francisco Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Francisco Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Marquez in the 60th minute of the match. Christian Mesquita hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Jorge Arósio struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Wilton Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flamengo. João Francisco Brito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Ceresso in the 73rd minute. Wilton Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Arósio in the 75th minute of play. Jorge Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Wilton Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute of the match Ademir Pinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wilton Mendes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jorge Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Wilton Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Tacho FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tacho FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.