League Play-Off

Estádio Brazabrantes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Zacarias Bueno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Zé Pedro Leão struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Giuseppe Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brazabrantes. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sérgio Lima got free with Giuseppe Saldanha in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brazabrantes's Zé Pedro Leão got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Giuseppe Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney de Mendonça in the 12th minute of the match. Zé Pedro Leão in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giuseppe Saldanha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tartarem's Zacarias Bueno got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dito Pitta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enrique Pontes having to make a save. Giuseppe Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Zé Pedro Leão sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tartarem's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sérgio Lima was slow to take the kick. During this time Brazabrantes's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Christian de Amorim managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When Brazabrantes's Zé Pedro Leão in 22 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Giuseppe Saldanha guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 22 played minutes Tartarem got a freekick which was hit by Raí Rodrigues. After 25 minutes of play, Tartarem's Zacarias Bueno made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrique Pontes was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Tartarem's zone, Conrado Hermes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giuseppe Saldanha came out of the goal and Conrado Hermes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zé Pedro Leão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Giuseppe Saldanha made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Conrado Hermes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giuseppe Saldanha. The goal made the score 1-1. Zé Pedro Leão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giuseppe Saldanha having to make a save. Sydney de Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Giuseppe Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Pedro Leão to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Zacarias Bueno 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. In the 55th minute, Dito Pitta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enrique Pontes. The goal made the score 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Bueno in the 59th minute of play forced Brazabrantes's goalkeeper Enrique Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tartarem's zone, Sebastião Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giuseppe Saldanha came out of the goal and Sebastião Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zé Pedro Leão struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Giuseppe Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brazabrantes. Giuseppe Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Pedro Leão in the 69th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tartarem's zone, Zé Pedro Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giuseppe Saldanha came out of the goal and Zé Pedro Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sérgio Lima took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giuseppe Saldanha. Giuseppe Saldanha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Tartarem's zone, Sérgio Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giuseppe Saldanha came out of the goal and Sérgio Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Conrado Hermes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Giuseppe Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Sydney de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brazabrantes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sydney de Mendonça was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Conrado Hermes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Giuseppe Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Hermes in the 95th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Brazabrantes players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.