League Play-Off

Estádio Cordilheira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Umberto Siqueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fabiano da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umberto Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Forever booed when Cordilheira AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natanael Meira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes in the game, Tostão Guimarães fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Betinho Trigo having to interfere. After having played for 9 minutes, Tiago Gabriel Tavares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cordilheira AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago Gabriel Tavares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Betinho Trigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tostão Guimarães in the 13th minute of the match. Fabiano da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiago Gabriel Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Betinho Trigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiago Gabriel Tavares in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelo Veiga in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabiano da Cunha saved Cordilheira AD from getting behind. Umberto Siqueira succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Nando Guedes charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nando Guedes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Forever getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Nando Guedes hit a great ball. Tostão Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Forever's zone, Tiago Gabriel Tavares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Betinho Trigo came out of the goal and Tiago Gabriel Tavares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Dário Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Cordilheira AD getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Wágner Guerra hit a great ball. Fabiano da Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Umberto Siqueira went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tostão Guimarães was the one to do the kick off. Tiago Gabriel Tavares might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Betinho Trigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiago Gabriel Tavares ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcelo Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano da Cunha having to interfere. Umberto Siqueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabiano da Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Umberto Siqueira ran back to his position shaking his head. If Tostão Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Veiga in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabiano da Cunha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 72ndth minute of the game Tiago Gabriel Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forever's Betinho Trigo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Forever's Betinho Trigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Guimarães in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Siqueira in the 76th minute of play forced Cordilheira AD's goalkeeper Fabiano da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betinho Trigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Guimarães in the 79th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Frederico Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Umberto Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Fabiano da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 88 minutes, Elivélton Tróia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Forever and the Cordilheira AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cordilheira AD booed when Forever was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elivélton Tróia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tostão Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Betinho Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cordilheira AD booed when Forever was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederico Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Betinho Trigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Tavares in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Forever eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.