League Play-Off

Arena Torino
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. Luís Fernando Vale started the match with the kick off. FC Torino's Evandro Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, José Vítor Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Torino's supporters rose to their feet, but José Vítor Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto da Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 5thth minute of the game Evandro Guerra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mairinque's Alberto da Silveira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rony de Senna kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Alberto da Silveira was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Evandro Guerra capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Evandro Guerra really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Evandro Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the game, Tadeu Porto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mairinque's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Torino the free kick. A collision led to Mairinque getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Tadeu Porto hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mairinque's zone, Evandro Guerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto da Silveira came out of the goal and Evandro Guerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. José Vítor Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alberto da Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Guerra in the 21st minute of play. Evandro Guerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Alberto da Silveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mairinque's Alberto da Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evandro Guerra in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Mairinque's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Guerra came free, but Alberto da Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evandro Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Vítor Costa came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alberto da Silveira could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vinícius Baiano got free with Alberto da Silveira in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Guerra in the 52nd minute of play forced Mairinque's goalkeeper Alberto da Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Vítor Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the game, Luís Fernando Vale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mairinque's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Torino the free kick. After 58 played minutes Mairinque got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fernando Vale. Alberto da Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Luís Fernando Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tadeu Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Vítor Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Evandro Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Evandro Guerra came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the FC Torino 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 Evandro Guerra couldn't finish the play. Evandro Guerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If José Vítor Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes of play, FC Torino's Evandro Guerra made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alberto da Silveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Torino walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.