League Play-Off

Favelas
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. Renatinho Bueno started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, S.D Lambrusco's goal looked a bit too open when Frédson Neves came free, but Manfredo Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute of the match Oscar Coelho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Carlos Loureiro skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of S.D Lambrusco booed when TMG Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro de Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Fabiano Zonta was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Germano Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Renatinho Bueno in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Carlos Loureiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the match, S.D Lambrusco's Renatinho Bueno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Carlos Loureiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Severino Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frédson Neves took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manfredo Mendes. Manfredo Mendes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. S.D Lambrusco's Manfredo Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Couto in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to S.D Lambrusco getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Raí Marinho hit a great ball. Manfredo Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Couto in the 34th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Frédson Neves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.D Lambrusco's Manfredo Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manfredo Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Couto in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Couto in the 41st minute of play forced S.D Lambrusco's goalkeeper Manfredo Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute José Pedro de Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfredo Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

S.D Lambrusco's Manfredo Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frédson Neves in the 52nd minute of play. Manfredo Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frédson Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute TMG Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Zé Simões went to the cornerflag to take it. Zé Simões made a great header on TMG Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that S.D Lambrusco's Manfredo Mendes managed to reach the ball for a save. Manfredo Mendes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severino Couto in the 71st minute. TMG Futebol Clube's José Carlos Loureiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Augusto Silva in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frédson Neves in the 81st minute of play forced S.D Lambrusco's goalkeeper Manfredo Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manfredo Mendes was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Frédson Neves capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frédson Neves really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. TMG Futebol Clube had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.