League Play-Off

Monumental de Núñez
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alessandro Seco took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, C.A. River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Santana came free, but Téo Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alessandro Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Téo Mota was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 3 minutes into the game, Lauro de Barros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A. River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester city the free kick. In the 4th match minute, C.A. River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauro de Barros to maneuver through the defense. Manchester city's Yuri Neves got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luizão Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Fernão Saraiva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Téo Mota showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Manchester city's Juarês Hames got control of the ball when Haroldo Meirelles tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Ismael Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yuri Neves during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Téo Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. C.A. River Plate's Téo Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dadá Azevedo in the 37th minute of play. Téo Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Seco in the 41st minute of the match. Benjamim Pernambucano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, one of C.A. River Plate:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Haroldo Meirelles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juarês Hames took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Chico de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juarês Hames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Meirelles in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Lauro 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. In the 66th minute Ismael Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Téo Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Haroldo Meirelles 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. C.A. River Plate's Téo Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Seco in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match, Chico de Medeiros tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Téo Mota saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. C.A. River Plate's Téo Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save C.A. River Plate from getting a goal against them. Alessandro Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Téo Mota made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Dadá Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. Manchester city played a much better game than C.A. River Plate and deserved their victory. The C.A. River Plate players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.