League Play-Off

Estádio Ema
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dalmo Zilles took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agostinho Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gláuber Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ademar Mineiro fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cocala's protests and gave Ademar Mineiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cocala getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ademar Mineiro hit a great ball. Caco Lopes hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Caco Lopes 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. Nicolas Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agostinho Teixeira having to interfere. Agostinho Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After recieving a nice pass, Ema FC's Fernão Lago tried to score from far away in the 25th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Dalmo Zilles did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Dráuzio Guimarães 28 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Ema FC's Dalmo Zilles slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dráuzio Guimarães. That made the score 2-0 after 31 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gláuber Almeida in the 37th minute of play forced Ema FC's goalkeeper Agostinho Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Zilles succeeded in the game's 38th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Gláuber Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

In the 53rd minute, one of Ema FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ema FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caco Lopes during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes Ema FC got a freekick which was hit by Caco Lopes. Agostinho Teixeira was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Claudinei Simões. After 60 played minutes Ema FC got a freekick which was hit by Caco Lopes. The supporters of Ema FC booed when Cocala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gláuber Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Ema FC's Leopoldo Varela got a free kick in the 65th minute. Gláuber Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Agostinho Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Meira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Gláuber Almeida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agostinho Teixeira was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Dráuzio Guimarães came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Ema FC's Andrézinho Abreu. But to his dismay, Andrézinho Abreu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. After having played for 78 minutes, Gláuber Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cocala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gláuber Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 84 minutes, Nicolas Meira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cocala's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Meira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andrézinho Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrézinho Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dráuzio Guimarães having to interfere. When Abelardo Urbano fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cocala's protests and gave Abelardo Urbano a yellow card for diving instead. Abelardo Urbano hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Andrézinho Abreu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 97 played minutes Cocala got a freekick which was hit by Ademar Mineiro. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cocala players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ema FC.