League Play-Off

Estádio Rafard
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giovani Cardozo kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Ferreira in the 4th minute of play forced TRICOLOR's goalkeeper Filipe de Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casemiro Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Rafard AD's Adriano Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Paulo Cunha in the 14th minute of play. Adriano Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Paulo Cunha in the 17th minute of play. If Pedro Paulo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by José Pedro Britto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, TRICOLOR's Filipe de Lara got control of the ball when José Pedro Britto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rafard AD's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Denílson Proença was slow to take the kick. During this time TRICOLOR's players had a chance to rest. When Umberto Vides fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TRICOLOR's protests and gave Umberto Vides a yellow card for diving instead. Umberto Vides hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Pedro Paulo Cunha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Mota having to interfere. If Pedro Paulo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adriano Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Cardozo in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reinaldo Ferreira to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Rafard AD's Teodoro Simões got a free kick in the 52nd minute. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Giovani Cardozo took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Adriano Mota to make any attempt to save it. If Pedro Paulo Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Giovani Cardozo struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Adriano Mota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TRICOLOR. Giovani Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Adriano Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinaldo Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe de Lara having to interfere. Reinaldo Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Filipe de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Paulo Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adriano Mota. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Paulo Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. Adriano Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The Rafard AD fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TRICOLOR were clearly better and deserved to take the win.