League Play-Off

Estádio Travessao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eusébio Moreira started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente de Amaral in the 3rd minute of play forced Travessao's goalkeeper Matías Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matías Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente de Amaral in the 4th minute of play. If Eusébio Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th match minute, Travessao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fabiano Rosa to maneuver through the defense. Clemente de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Matías Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eusébio Moreira struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Matías Barral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trairas SC. In the 12th minute Clemente de Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Trairas SC's zone, Teodoro Peres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laerte Loyola came out of the goal and Teodoro Peres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edinho Toscano during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Travessao's Edinho Toscano got a free kick in the 20th minute. Teodoro Peres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laerte Loyola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Travessao's zone, Eusébio Moreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matías Barral came out of the goal and Eusébio Moreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Túlio Freire could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Laerte Loyola made a huge save. Matías Barral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Clemente de Amaral went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Trairas SC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Teodoro Peres 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. After 40 played minutes Trairas SC got a freekick which was hit by José Carlos Rodrigues. In the 45th match minute, Trairas SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauro de Queirós to maneuver through the defense. Travessao's José Pedro de Toledo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Trairas SC.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teodoro Peres made a kick off. When Teodoro Peres came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Travessao 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 Teodoro Peres couldn't finish the play. After having played for 54 minutes, Túlio Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Travessao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Túlio Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th match minute, Trairas SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléber Simões to maneuver through the defense. Teodoro Peres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Laerte Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Túlio Freire struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Laerte Loyola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Travessao. Laerte Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Túlio Freire in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Travessao's goalkeeper Matías Barral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Teodoro Peres made a precise shot to the right of Laerte Loyola. Trairas SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Laerte Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Teodoro Peres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laerte Loyola. Trairas SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teodoro Peres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. When Travessao's Teodoro Peres in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trairas SC's goalie prevented a goal. Clemente de Amaral's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Matías Barral skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Travessao's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Eusébio Moreira 91 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-2. Laerte Loyola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Peres, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. If Teodoro Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Travessao had won after a very even match.