League Play-Off

Allianz Estrelas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edgard Borges made the kick off which started today's match. The C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's Tostão Marquez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's Juan Mineiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro from getting a goal against them. 11 minutes into the game, Júlio Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTRELAS F.C. the free kick. In the 11th minute, Júlio Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute Tostão Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th match minute, ESTRELAS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giuseppe Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. ESTRELAS F.C.'s Rogério Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Marquez in the 15th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tostão Marquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogério Carvalho was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 17 minutes of play, C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's Gláuber Magalhães made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rogério Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! When C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's Tostão Marquez in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ESTRELAS F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Reginaldo Pontes put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in ESTRELAS F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro. Tostão Marquez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rogério Carvalho. 0-4. Edgar Gerber hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after ESTRELAS F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tostão Marquez took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Manfredo Faustino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 46th minute Armando Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfredo Faustino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tostão Marquez made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manfredo Faustino in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rogério Carvalho saved ESTRELAS F.C. from getting behind. The supporters of C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro booed when ESTRELAS F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giuseppe Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute of the match, Manfredo Faustino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rogério Carvalho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rogério Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfredo Faustino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th match minute, C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Paulo Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, ESTRELAS F.C.'s Rafael Porto broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's Manfredo Faustino looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tostão Marquez succeeded in the game's 70th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-6. Tostão Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Rogério Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogério Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Faustino in the 76th minute of the match. After 77 minutes, Edgar Gerber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTRELAS F.C. and the C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rogério Carvalho was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Júlio Bittencourt. Armando Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Flávio Vides's late challenge caught a C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flávio Vides helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ESTRELAS F.C. getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Flávio Vides hit a great ball. Rogério Carvalho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Manfredo Faustino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-7 in the 87 minute of play. The ESTRELAS F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. C.A Bocɑ Jr. Brɑsileiro were clearly better and deserved to take the win.