League Play-Off

Cinzas da Gloria
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. Alf Elg started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, SC Bertioga's goal looked a bit too open when Iuri de Godoy came free, but Bruninho Vaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Brasas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerônimo Simões to maneuver through the defense. Serafim Queiroz's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Doni Pimenta - 0-1 was put on the score board in the 7th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Brasas's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Elg came free, but Doni Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, SC Bertioga's Anderson Pombal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Doni Pimenta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Doni Pimenta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alf Elg's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Doni Pimenta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavio Troiano went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 21st minute Gildo de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doni Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 minutes Brasas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Serafim Queiroz who took care of the corner kick. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Alf Elg put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Doni Pimenta. Alf Elg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Doni Pimenta having to make a save. Alf Elg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, SC Bertioga's Gildo de Lima sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Doni Pimenta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Doni Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Troiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th match minute, Brasas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerônimo Simões to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brasas's goalkeeper Doni Pimenta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Elg in the 47th minute of play forced Brasas's goalkeeper Doni Pimenta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Eduardo Tasso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Doni Pimenta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alf Elg's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Brasas's goalkeeper Doni Pimenta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gildo de Lima. Flavio Troiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Doni Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alf Elg in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Doni Pimenta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gildo de Lima hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Bruninho Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iuri de Godoy in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, Brasas's Doni Pimenta got control of the ball when Alf Elg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Brasas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fábio Quaresma to maneuver through the defense. Doni Pimenta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Elg in the 75th minute of play. Alf Elg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doni Pimenta having to interfere. Anderson Pombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doni Pimenta having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, SC Bertioga's Alf Elg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Doni Pimenta. Doni Pimenta yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. 87 minutes into the game, Anderson Pombal recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Doni Pimenta. Anderson Pombal showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. With his leg Doni Pimenta managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when SC Bertioga's Alf Elg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Doni Pimenta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alf Elg's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Anderson Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Bertioga's supporters rose to their feet, but Anderson Pombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Doni Pimenta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SC Bertioga's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.