League Play-Off

Marumbi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eduardo Meira got the match started through his kick off. Umberto Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 5 minutes, Dalmo de Sena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marumbi and the Mondai players grew even worse after the yellow card. 14 minutes into the match, Marumbi's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Pinho came free, but Falcão Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 played minutes Marumbi got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo de Sena. If Didi Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th match minute, Mondai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorginho Duarte to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th match minute, Mondai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorginho Duarte to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute Umberto Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Augusto Lago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Mondai's goalkeeper José Augusto Lago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evaristo Saldanha. Didi Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Falcão Xavier having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Vasconcelos in the 31st minute of play forced Mondai's goalkeeper José Augusto Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Meira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Falcão Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Vasconcelos in the 36th minute of play forced Mondai's goalkeeper José Augusto Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Eduardo Meira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Hermínio Chaves almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mondai's José Augusto Lago did a great save. Hermínio Chaves shot a long shot in the 50th minute and a light blocked José Augusto Lago hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 60 played minutes, Marumbi's Cido de Souza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper José Augusto Lago came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Marumbi reached it. José Augusto Lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. José Augusto Lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Mondai's Eduardo Meira got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Eduardo Meira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evaristo Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Lago having to interfere. Evaristo Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Vasconcelos in the 87th minute of play forced Mondai's goalkeeper José Augusto Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Caco Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 100 minutes, Leopoldo Palmeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mondai and the Marumbi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 100th match minute, Mondai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.