League Play-Off

Estádio Joatuba
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. Osvaldo Ferreira started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Gabriel Mustea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Anselmo das Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 7th minute David Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anselmo das Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elano Severo's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Eterno Antagonista F.C. were awarded a corner. Marian Surdu went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 13th minute Toninho Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Remir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Elano Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Paiva in the 19th minute of play forced Internazionale's goalkeeper Anselmo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eterno Antagonista F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marian Surdu in the 21st minute. When Eterno Antagonista F.C.'s Elano Severo in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Internazionale's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Eterno Antagonista F.C. booed when Internazionale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo das Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elano Severo went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Anselmo das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Paiva in the 31st minute of the match. In the 36th minute, David Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 39 minutes Eterno Antagonista F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bebeto Matos who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Internazionale defense, Elano Severo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmo das Neves. The Internazionale fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmo das Neves should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elano Severo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Ferreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carolo Remir was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. 54 minutes into the game, David Paiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Anselmo das Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 57thth minute of the game Elano Severo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Internazionale's Anselmo das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anselmo das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Paiva in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Gabriel Mustea 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 Elano Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68thth minute of the game David Paiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Internazionale's Anselmo das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elano Severo in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anselmo das Neves saved Internazionale from getting behind. Anselmo das Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elano Severo in the 76th minute. After 78 minutes Internazionale's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marian Surdu who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gabriel Mustea got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anselmo das Neves quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 80 minutes into the match, Eterno Antagonista F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Maciel came free, but Carolo Remir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Sena in the 82nd minute of play forced Internazionale's goalkeeper Anselmo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Elano Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anselmo das Neves was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elano Severo in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anselmo das Neves saved Internazionale from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Eterno Antagonista F.C.'s Anselmo das Neves threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elano Severo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 92ndth minute of the game Elano Severo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Internazionale's Anselmo das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gonçalo Maciel hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Eterno Antagonista F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Internazionale.