League Play-Off

Estádio Joatuba
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Júnior Massa got the match started through his kick off. When Bertinho SC's Hamílton Fonseca in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Joatuba SC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute Felippe Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeu Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertinho SC's attack was well implemented in the 9th minute, but when Felippe Marques was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 11thth minute of the game Felippe Marques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Joatuba SC's Tadeu Pena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joatuba SC's Tadeu Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamílton Fonseca in the 20th minute of play. José Vítor Faria made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Ricardo Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. If Júnior Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Vítor Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Massa in the 32nd minute of the match. The supporters of Joatuba SC booed when Bertinho SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamílton Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eriberto Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Hamílton Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tadeu Pena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Marques in the 43rd minute of the match. Tadeu Pena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamílton Fonseca in the 45th minute of the match. Ricardo Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Felippe Marques made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Tiaguinho Mota was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joatuba SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bertinho SC the free kick. The supporters of Bertinho SC booed when Joatuba SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiaguinho Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor Faria having to interfere. Bertinho SC's José Vítor Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Massa in the 62nd minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Juninho Cosme recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tadeu Pena. Juninho Cosme showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Ricardo Trancoso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Vítor Faria having to make a save. Tadeu Pena made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Hamílton Fonseca sent off a good shot on target. Bertinho SC's Felippe Marques got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bertinho SC's Hamílton Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Vítor Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor Faria having to interfere. Ricardo Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor Faria having to interfere. 97 minutes into the game, Reinaldo Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joatuba SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bertinho SC the free kick. The Bertinho SC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bertinho SC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.