League Play-Off

Estádio Anhoma
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Anhoma's Jano Correia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Pitta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Anhoma's zone, Gustavo Bertassi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Léo Monteiro came out of the goal and Gustavo Bertassi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Gustavo Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Curador's Gustavo Bertassi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Léo Monteiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zé Pitta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wágner Meirelles in the 22nd minute. When Wágner Meirelles came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Anhoma fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wágner Meirelles couldn't finish the play. Jano Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jano Correia in the 28th minute of play forced Curador's goalkeeper Zé Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wágner Meirelles struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Zé Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Anhoma. If Wágner Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jano Correia in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Pitta saved Curador from getting behind. Wágner Meirelles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Zé Pitta made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jano Correia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Curador got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Moura. It was beautiful to see Anhoma's Nilmar Cunha in action when he in the 54th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Bertassi in the 59th minute of play forced Anhoma's goalkeeper Léo Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Romero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Léo Monteiro made a huge save. Wágner Meirelles scored 1-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zé Pitta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute of the match, Júlio Romero got a very nice opportunity to score, but Léo Monteiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Júlio Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léo Monteiro having to interfere. When Cesinha Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Anhoma's protests and gave Cesinha Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Cesinha Nóbrega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio Romero got free with Léo Monteiro in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Curador booed when Anhoma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesinha Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Júlio Romero might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Léo Monteiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Júlio Romero ran back to his position shaking his head. Gustavo Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Léo Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gustavo Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Léo Monteiro made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Júlio Romero sent off a good shot on target. Anhoma were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Curador for a fine match.