League Play-Off

Esparta
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudinho Bertassi got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd play minute Fabrício Fontes came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rodrigo Pereira. 1-0. Wilson Marquez came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Almesca SS's Claudinho Bertassi. But to his dismay, Claudinho Bertassi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 13th minute, Dino Fernandes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Pereira was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 20 played minutes Val Hallar got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Alberto Silva. Dino Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Pereira having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Carlos Alberto Silva 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. Rodrigo Pereira made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Carlos Alberto Silva sent off a good shot on target. 30 minutes into the match, Edmundo Bezerra dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rodrigo Pereira, 3-1. Rodrigo Pereira made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Fabrício Fontes sent off a good shot on target. Rodrigo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Rodrigo Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dino Fernandes to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, José Maria Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Val Hallar's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Maria Fontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 53rdth minute of the game Fabrício Fontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almesca SS's Rodrigo Pereira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabrício Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Rodrigo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmundo Bezerra went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Fabrício Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Rodrigo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Val Hallar's Fabrício Fontes got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodrigo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Alberto Silva scored 6-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Pereira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Edu Andrade dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wilson Marquez, 6-2. Edmundo Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrigo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Adalmo Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Rodrigo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dino Fernandes in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodrigo Pereira saved Almesca SS from getting behind. There was no doubt that Val Hallar were the better team. Val Hallar's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.