League Play-Off

Estádio Anhuma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dedé Duarte took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anhuma's Sidney Seco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivo Bastos in the 8th minute of play. After 10 played minutes Anhuma got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Ferreira. 13 minutes into the match, Dedé Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidney Seco. Anhuma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dedé Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ivo Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Sidney Seco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Sidney Seco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sidney Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedé Duarte in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes, Fernandinho Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo Futebol Clube and the Anhuma players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 26 played minutes São Paulo Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho Costa. After 28 played minutes São Paulo Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Benê Freitas. In the 29th minute of the match Tomás Senna sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sandrinho Mello skillfully saved the ball. Fernandinho Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidney Seco having to interfere. Sidney Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benê Freitas in the 36th minute of play. Anhuma's Sidney Seco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedé Duarte in the 42nd minute of play. Sidney Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Bastos in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Vivaldo Ferreira charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vivaldo Ferreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Anhuma getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Vivaldo Ferreira hit a great ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Ian Guerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anhuma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ian Guerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jairo Hermes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandrinho Mello having to interfere. Eliseu Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Dedé Duarte succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. 75 minutes into the match, Anhuma's goal looked a bit too open when Armandinho Santos came free, but Sidney Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Dedé Duarte sped through Anhuma's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sidney Seco. Ivo Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anhuma's Sidney Seco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Anhuma from getting a goal against them. Anhuma's Ian Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 92 played minutes Anhuma got a freekick which was hit by Eliseu Saldanha.