League Play-Off

Cumanda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ricardo Toscano got the match started through his kick off. Pedrinho Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Barral having to interfere. When Wilton Favoretto came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Bezouro 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 Wilton Favoretto couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute Vladimir Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Barral having to interfere. Wilton Favoretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Richard Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, Cumanda SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dênis Gomes to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Salgado was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 24th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Pedrinho Abreu in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fred Barral, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Bezouro's Sílvio Luiz de Barros got a free kick in the 28th minute. Pedrinho Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cumanda SC's Pedrinho Abreu got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tomé do Valle hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedrinho Abreu got free with Fred Barral in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedrinho Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fred Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimir Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Wilton Favoretto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 43rd minute of the match José Paulo de Sena sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richard Paraíba skillfully saved the ball. Pedrinho Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Fred Barral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Salgado hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vladimir Mandrak to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Ricardo Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimir Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Barral having to interfere. Richard Paraíba was a little too slow when Ricardo Toscano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 0-1. Fred Barral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimir Mandrak in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Pedrinho Abreu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bezouro's Fred Barral. Fred Barral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vladimir Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Barral having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cumanda SC's zone, Wilton Favoretto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Richard Paraíba came out of the goal and Wilton Favoretto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bezouro's Fred Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir Mandrak in the 95th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.