League Play-Off

Vau
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emílio Montenegro got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Dieguinho Mendonça shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edgard Lopes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Caetano Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Válter Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Francisco de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgard Lopes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 17 minutes into the game, Claudinho Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stake's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SÃO PAULO FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Stake's Claudinho Amorim got a free kick in the 17th minute. SÃO PAULO FC's Edgard Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan de Barros in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Stake's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio Veiga came free, but Caetano Siqueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Stake booed when SÃO PAULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Custódio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Augusto da Fonseca came free, but Edgard Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Cauan de Barros dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Edgard Lopes, 2-0. Stake's Pedro Augusto da Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute of the match, Francisco de Barros got a very nice opportunity to score, but Edgard Lopes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Montenegro in the 43rd minute of play forced Stake's goalkeeper Caetano Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SÃO PAULO FC's Edgard Lopes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save SÃO PAULO FC from getting a goal against them. Emílio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Siqueira having to interfere.

Pedro Augusto da Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Edgard Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgard Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco de Barros in the 54th minute of the match. If Aírton Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan de Barros in the 58th minute of play forced SÃO PAULO FC's goalkeeper Edgard Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, SÃO PAULO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermínio Lago to maneuver through the defense. When Pedro Augusto da Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Stake 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 Pedro Augusto da Fonseca couldn't finish the play. Edgard Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 65th minute of the match. SÃO PAULO FC's Edgard Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco de Barros in the 67th minute of play. Edgard Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto da Fonseca in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Francisco de Barros got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco de Barros in the 72nd minute of play forced SÃO PAULO FC's goalkeeper Edgard Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Augusto da Fonseca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgard Lopes having to interfere. In the 76th minute Francisco de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute Francisco de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgard Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgard Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 88th minute, Claudinho Amorim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgard Lopes was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 93 minutes into the match, SÃO PAULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dênis Rocha came free, but Edgard Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Stake had played much better football throughout.