League Play-Off

Estádio Nhandutiba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serginho Esteves kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Nhandutiba SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Couto to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the game, Américo Lucas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dedé de Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dedé de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Américo Lucas in the 12th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Comocoxico EC's Leandro Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dedé de Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Evaristo Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Hortêncio Cosme 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 Zé Urbano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Comocoxico EC's Hortêncio Cosme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Américo Lucas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Evaristo Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Erik Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the game, Leandro Montenegro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Comocoxico EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nhandutiba SC the free kick. If Erik Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Evaristo Silveira to strike the kick off in the second half. Comocoxico EC's Hortêncio Cosme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Silveira in the 52nd minute of play. Evaristo Silveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hortêncio Cosme. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evaristo Silveira ran back to his position shaking his head. When Evaristo Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Nhandutiba SC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Evaristo Silveira couldn't finish the play. Serginho Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Dedé de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evaristo Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hortêncio Cosme having to interfere. Leandro Montenegro hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the game, Comocoxico EC's Américo Lucas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dedé de Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. When Américo Lucas fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Comocoxico EC's protests and gave Américo Lucas a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Comocoxico EC's Américo Lucas got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 77 played minutes Comocoxico EC got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Montenegro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erik Rosado in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hortêncio Cosme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dedé de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serginho Esteves in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nhandutiba SC's Zé Urbano got a free kick in the 80th minute. Hortêncio Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Silveira in the 83rd minute of play. Erik Rosado 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. If Evaristo Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evaristo Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hortêncio Cosme having to interfere. Hortêncio Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Silveira in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Comocoxico EC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.