League Play-Off

Estádio Rotulo
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dário Trancoso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rotulo's Ramiro Paraíba came free and shot a quick shot against goal 5 minutes in the game, fortunately Fernandinho de Almeida had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Ramiro Paraíba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Fernandinho de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Ramiro Paraíba made a precise shot to the right of Fernandinho de Almeida. Pirabeiraba SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Rotulo's Alex da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Trancoso in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didi Souza in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex da Costa saved Rotulo from getting behind. If Didi Souza 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 26th match minute, Rotulo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doni Pereira to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didi Souza in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex da Costa saved Rotulo from getting behind. If Luiz Paulo Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Paulo Fernandez in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernandinho de Almeida saved Pirabeiraba SS from getting behind. If Didi Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 54 played minutes Rotulo got a freekick which was hit by Samuca Pires. In the 59th minute of the match Pedrão Messias sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernandinho de Almeida skillfully saved the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Luiz Paulo Fernandez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernandinho de Almeida. Pirabeiraba SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Paulo Fernandez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Dário Trancoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Rotulo's Doni Pereira got a free kick in the 66th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuca Pires during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th minute, Rotulo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Didi Souza fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 72nd minute Dário Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didi Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex da Costa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Didi Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. After 82 minutes of play, Rotulo's Natanael Bastos made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernandinho de Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! 86 minutes into the game, Pirabeiraba SS's Didi Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex da Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Fernandinho de Almeida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Paulo Fernandez went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Alex da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Didi Souza in the 96th minute. Rotulo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.