League Play-Off

Estádio Pederneiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Zé Pedro Xavier started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Genílson Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Pontes in the 5th minute of the match. Frank Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geovânio Chaves charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovânio Chaves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Geovânio Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Pontes in the 14th minute of play forced Falcatrua F.C's goalkeeper Genílson Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Júnior Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Pederneiras EC's Zé Pedro Xavier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Genílson Bastos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zé Pedro Xavier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Genílson Bastos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. The supporters of Falcatrua F.C booed when Pederneiras EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wesley Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Pedro Xavier in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Genílson Bastos saved Falcatrua F.C from getting behind. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Seco was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Júnior Esteves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jairo Pinheiro. Pederneiras EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Júnior Esteves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Genílson Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Pedro Xavier in the 55th minute of the match. 58 minutes in the game, Frank Seco fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jairo Pinheiro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Pontes in the 62nd minute of play forced Falcatrua F.C's goalkeeper Genílson Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Pedro Xavier in the 63rd minute of play forced Falcatrua F.C's goalkeeper Genílson Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Zé Pedro Xavier 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. Genílson Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Pontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Pederneiras EC defense, Júnior Esteves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Pinheiro. The Pederneiras EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Pinheiro should have stopped the shot. Genílson Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Pedro Xavier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Pedro Xavier in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Genílson Bastos saved Falcatrua F.C from getting behind. Zé Pedro Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genílson Bastos having to interfere. Genílson Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Pontes in the 87th minute of play. When Zé Pedro Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Pederneiras EC 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 Zé Pedro Xavier couldn't finish the play.