League Play-Off

Estádio Timbo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeremias Mazza kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Stand by booed when Timbo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardinho Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute Romário de Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Víktor Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romário de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21stth minute of the game Valdemar Tróia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stand by's Andrézinho Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrézinho Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Mazza, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Chico Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Jaime Freitas fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Stand by's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jeremias Mazza 36 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Jaime Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho Salgado having to interfere. Nestor Dionísio charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Dionísio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nestor Dionísio kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Timbo's Jeremias Mazza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Andrézinho Salgado. That made the score 2-0 after 44 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romário de Senna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Romário de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Víktor Damião having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Montenegro got free with Víktor Damião in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diego Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Víktor Damião having to interfere. After 57 played minutes Timbo got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Pereira. Lúcio Furtado made a great header on Stand by's corner, it was just that Timbo's Víktor Damião managed to reach the ball for a save. Víktor Damião made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Montenegro in the 62nd minute. Andrézinho Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Mazza in the 65th minute of play. If Jaime Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jaime Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 71 minutes, Amílton de Toledo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stand by and the Timbo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Timbo booed when Stand by was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílton de Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Romário de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrézinho Salgado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jaime Freitas went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 84thth minute of the game Jaime Freitas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stand by's Andrézinho Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nestor Dionísio was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 86th minute, Nestor Dionísio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Timbo's Víktor Damião proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Timbo from getting a goal against them. When Romário de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Stand by 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 Romário de Senna couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Timbo's Víktor Damião got control of the ball when Diego Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Timbo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.