League Play-Off

Estádio Pumba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Brumadinho's Delfim de Barros started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Teodoro Fantini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luiz Fábio Toscano. Brumadinho's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Brumadinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fábio Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorginho Ribeiro in the 6th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Eugênio Quadros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dito Lima was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Jorginho Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Luiz Fábio Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorginho Ribeiro in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fábio Toscano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Brumadinho's Delfim de Barros got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 27 minutes Pumba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ramón Braga who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ramón Braga got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dito Lima quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Eugênio Quadros might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dito Lima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eugênio Quadros ran back to his position shaking his head. Dito Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugênio Quadros, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Américo Travassos during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dito Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim de Barros in the 46th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jorginho Ribeiro made a kick off. Luiz Fábio Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murillo Vides in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute Delfim de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dito Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorginho Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Américo Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dito Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Pumba's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim de Barros came free, but Dito Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dito Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim de Barros in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Brumadinho's zone, Murillo Vides stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Fábio Toscano came out of the goal and Murillo Vides tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pumba's zone, Delfim de Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dito Lima came out of the goal and Delfim de Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Delfim de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Brumadinho's Delfim de Barros dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2.