League Play-Off

Franca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute Orlando Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christiano Teles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Franca AD's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Pinho came free, but Christiano Teles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jefferson Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Franca AD's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Pinho came free, but Christiano Teles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, one of Franca AD:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Quatigua FC. Sílvio Prestes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christiano Teles. 0-1. Túlio Brito hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Américo Peres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Umberto Cosme in the 26th minute. Américo Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jefferson Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Franca AD's Jefferson Meirelles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Américo Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Jefferson Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Américo Peres was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Américo Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jefferson Meirelles in the 40th minute of play. If Orlando Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Umberto Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quatigua FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Umberto Pontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christiano Teles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Umberto Pontes made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Franca AD's goalkeeper Christiano Teles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando Pinho. Giovani Pereira charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giovani Pereira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Quatigua FC's Umberto Pontes got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. César Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Peres having to interfere. 64 minutes into the game, Franca AD's Jefferson Meirelles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Américo Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. With a little luck, Franca AD's Christiano Teles got control of the ball when Dinei Paraíba tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Quatigua FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jefferson Meirelles came free, but Américo Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Franca AD's zone, Umberto Pontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christiano Teles came out of the goal and Umberto Pontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Umberto Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Peres having to interfere. Quatigua FC's Américo Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jefferson Meirelles in the 89th minute of play. Umberto Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Peres having to interfere. Umberto Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Christiano Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.