League Play-Off

Soldier Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guto Brandao started the match with the kick off. Edmílson Velloso charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmílson Velloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Ricardo Leite made a precise shot to the right of Silvinho de Brito. Notts County BR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 11 played minutes Notts County BR got a freekick which was hit by Cido Arósio. In the 13th match minute, Notts County BR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão Prado to maneuver through the defense. Silvinho de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guto Brandao in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to Notts County BR getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Hélder Motta hit a great ball. Deivid Freitas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silvinho de Brito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Manuel Monteiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Márcio Mazza. Curucamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Monteiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Manuel Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Márcio Mazza having to interfere. Cido Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Márcio Mazza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Notts County BR's Falcão Prado got a free kick in the 40th minute. After 45 played minutes, Curucamba's Didi França shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Silvinho de Brito came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Curucamba reached it. Silvinho de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guto Brandao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

After 54 minutes of play, Curucamba's Deivid Freitas made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvinho de Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Notts County BR's Manuel Monteiro in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curucamba's goalie prevented a goal. After 58 minutes, Adalberto Favoretto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Notts County BR and the Curucamba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adalberto Favoretto kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Arlindo Luz scored 1-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvinho de Brito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 73 played minutes Curucamba got a freekick which was hit by Décio do Vale. 74 minutes into the match, Notts County BR's Cássio Peixoto broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Guto Brandao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 82 minutes of play, Curucamba's Arlindo Luz made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvinho de Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th match minute, Notts County BR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guto Brandao during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Guto Brandao hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Silvinho de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guto Brandao in the 89th minute of the match. Guto Brandao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Curucamba's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.