League Play-Off

Cardosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Valadão started the match with the kick off. If Adolfo Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Cardosa's zone, Adolfo Amaral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Melo came out of the goal and Adolfo Amaral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ronaldo Tristão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Afonso Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SC Palmeiros getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Bernardo Dantas hit a great ball. Inácio Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Valadão, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Cardosa getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Lázaro Mascarenhas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Amaral in the 30th minute of play forced Cardosa's goalkeeper José Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Bento Lisboa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, André Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Palmeiros fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Cassiano Lisboa charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cassiano Lisboa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Cardosa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Palmeiros:s goal. José Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when André Santos made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Augusto Valadão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inácio Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Adolfo Amaral 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. If André Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Santos in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Ronaldo Tristão 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 having played for 72 minutes, Augusto Valadão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cardosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Valadão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Cardosa getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Lisandro Aveiro hit a great ball. SC Palmeiros's André Vale couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cardosa. Inácio Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Valadão, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Lisandro Aveiro hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolfo Amaral got free with José Melo in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronaldo Tristão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Inácio Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SC Palmeiros's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.