League Play-Off

Estádio Letras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiaguinho Neves started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abelardo França in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Willian Luz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abelardo França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Willian Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abelardo França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Willian Luz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Abelardo França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Fernando Linares kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Vito Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beto Viana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Mello in the 22nd minute of play forced TOT UNITD's goalkeeper Beto Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vito Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Beto Viana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28thth minute of the game Vito Mello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TOT UNITD's Beto Viana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 29th minute Abelardo França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Luz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Letras FC were furious when Enéas Mazza was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 29 minutes into the game, one of Letras FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 37th play minutes Abelardo França shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Willian Luz and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 41st match minute, Letras FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovanni Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Zézinho Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giovanni Pinheiro made a kick off. Beto Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Pinheiro in the 60th minute of play. Abelardo França recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 68 minutes, Giovanni Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Letras FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giovanni Pinheiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Letras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Neves came free, but Willian Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Willian Luz made a huge save. Tiaguinho Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wágner Tasso kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Abelardo França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Willian Luz having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Tiaguinho Neves fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. TOT UNITD played a much better game than Letras FC and deserved their victory. The Letras FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.