League Play-Off

Raulino de Oliveira
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wanderson Rosa kicked off to start the match. Albertinho Lima charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albertinho Lima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Volta Redonda F. Clube's Albertinho Lima got a free kick in the 7th minute. Sílvio Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sydney Queiroz in the 8th minute of play. Sílvio Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sydney Queiroz in the 9th minute of play. Sílvio Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Salles in the 10th minute of play. Albertinho Lima was shown his second yellow card after 10 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 12 minutes into the game, NEGRITUDE FC's Júlio Salles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. NEGRITUDE FC's Ernesto Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wanderson Rosa in the 16th minute of play. Wanderson Rosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernesto Vargas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Sílvio Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Salles in the 22nd minute of play. Sílvio Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sydney Queiroz in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute Júlio Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute Júlio Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vítor Carioca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Ernesto Vargas made a huge save. After a rather tough play, NEGRITUDE FC's Luisão Bertassi got a free kick in the 31st minute. NEGRITUDE FC's Júlio Salles got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sílvio Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sydney Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th match minute, Volta Redonda F. Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Dracena to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Volta Redonda F. Clube's zone, Júnior Pereira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sílvio Simões came out of the goal and Júnior Pereira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Sílvio Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Queiroz in the 41st minute of play. Sílvio Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Salles in the 43rd minute of the match. Vítor Carioca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Vargas having to interfere. In the 47th minute Sydney Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Júlio Salles made the kick off in the second half. Sydney Queiroz made a great header on NEGRITUDE FC's corner, it was just that Volta Redonda F. Clube's Sílvio Simões managed to reach the ball for a save. Sílvio Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Salles in the 54th minute of play. With an all-out effort, NEGRITUDE FC's Sílvio Simões threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sydney Queiroz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Sílvio Simões made a huge save. Sílvio Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inácio Macedo in the 58th minute of play. Sydney Queiroz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Sílvio Simões made a huge save. In the 65th minute Júlio Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Volta Redonda F. Clube's Sílvio Simões proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Volta Redonda F. Clube from getting a goal against them. A collision led to NEGRITUDE FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Júnior Pereira hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Rosa in the 74th minute of play forced NEGRITUDE FC's goalkeeper Ernesto Vargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute of the game Baltazar de Castro made a throw-in which Sydney Queiroz played forward. Sílvio Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Queiroz in the 78th minute of the match. Sílvio Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. A collision led to Volta Redonda F. Clube getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Chiquinho Nóbrega hit a great ball. Sílvio Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Sydney Queiroz struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Sílvio Simões didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NEGRITUDE FC. After a rather tough play, NEGRITUDE FC's Luisão Bertassi got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute of the match Chiquinho Nóbrega sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ernesto Vargas skillfully saved the ball. When the match was over NEGRITUDE FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Volta Redonda F. Clube throughout the match.