League Play-Off

Almeida
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Almeida FC's Umberto Favoretto got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Samuca Faria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Cosme having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Almeida FC's Samuca Faria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Cosme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Almeida FC's Samuca Faria in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tauapiranga's goalie prevented a goal. After 25 minutes, Enrique Furtado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tauapiranga and the Almeida FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Enrique Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Tauapiranga's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Arí Prestes scored to the left of an out of position Luiz Cosme, making the score, 1-0. 31 minutes into the match, Almeida FC's Arí Prestes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Cosme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 37 minutes, Manolo Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tauapiranga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manolo Brodel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Cosme hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Felipe Vidal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvério Gerber was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laerte Carneiro during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tauapiranga's Laerte Carneiro got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Luiz Cosme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuca Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samuca Faria made a kick off. In the 51st minute Arí Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, Almeida FC's Arí Prestes made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luiz Cosme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Umberto Favoretto hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Almeida FC's Pedro Cosme got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Tauapiranga's Luiz Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuca Faria in the 74th minute of play. Almeida FC's Silvério Gerber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolo Brodel in the 78th minute of play. Tauapiranga's Manolo Brodel got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Samuca Faria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Cosme was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. If Arí Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuca Faria in the 95th minute of play forced Tauapiranga's goalkeeper Luiz Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Almeida FC had won after a very even match.