League Play-Off

Estádio America
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when João Toledo got the match started through his kick off. Percival da Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ademir Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Percival da Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ademir Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ademir Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Pires in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, Marilia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Carioca to maneuver through the defense. When Osvaldo Souto fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marilia's protests and gave Osvaldo Souto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Marilia's Osvaldo Souto got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 21st match minute, America was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, America's Ademir Martins threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Augusto Pires, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Romeu Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marilia's supporters rose to their feet, but Romeu Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Cabral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciro Pena's late challenge caught a America's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciro Pena helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Marilia getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ciro Pena hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Romeu Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marilia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave America the free kick. Romeu Silva hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. João Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Júlio Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeu Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marilia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Percival da Silva scored to the left of an out of position Ademir Martins, making the score, 1-0. Augusto Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th 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 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Pires to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Pires in the 53rd minute of play forced Marilia's goalkeeper Ademir Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, America's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Romeu Silva fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Romeu Silva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Júlio Cabral skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Júlio Cabral didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Marilia's João Toledo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Osvaldo Souto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Cabral having to interfere. America's Júlio Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Toledo in the 63rd minute of play. America's Júlio Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Toledo in the 73rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Percival da Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ademir Martins was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, America's Percival da Silva sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ademir Martins narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Augusto Pires came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the America 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 Augusto Pires couldn't finish the play. Ademir Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Cosme in the 92nd minute of the match. João Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Júlio Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Percival da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.