League Play-Off

Arena Vermelha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) S.E. Vila Mariana's Ted Österlund started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of S.E. Vila Mariana booed when Moxoto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th match minute, S.E. Vila Mariana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wiliam Moura to maneuver through the defense. After 7 played minutes, Moxoto's Frank Trancoso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jere Bowen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Moxoto reached it. In the 9th minute Leonardo Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jere Bowen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. S.E. Vila Mariana's Ted Österlund got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cléberson Silva made in the 14th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Moxoto's Manoel Leão. Cléberson Silva hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in S.E. Vila Mariana's zone, Frank Trancoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jere Bowen came out of the goal and Frank Trancoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Frank Trancoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Moxoto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. S.E. Vila Mariana's Jere Bowen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Gaúcho in the 21st minute of play. Jere Bowen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 40 minutes into the match, S.E. Vila Mariana's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Trancoso came free, but Jere Bowen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.E. Vila Mariana's Jere Bowen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Gaúcho in the 42nd minute of play. S.E. Vila Mariana's Jere Bowen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Trancoso in the 43rd minute of play. Edmundo Sampaio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ted Österlund in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Trancoso made a kick off. Leonardo Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 59 played minutes Moxoto got a freekick which was hit by Geovânio Pinheiro. With a little luck, S.E. Vila Mariana's Jere Bowen got control of the ball when Frank Trancoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Trancoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jere Bowen having to interfere. Leonardo Gaúcho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Jere Bowen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 played minutes Moxoto got a freekick which was hit by Frank Trancoso. Frank Trancoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Frank Trancoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jere Bowen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 88 minutes into the match, S.E. Vila Mariana's Ted Österlund sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmundo Sampaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jere Bowen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jere Bowen made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Frank Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Mazinho Hoffmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmundo Sampaio was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. A collision led to Moxoto getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Murilo dos Santos hit a great ball. When the match was over Moxoto could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than S.E. Vila Mariana throughout the match.