League Play-Off

Estádio Cabore
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bota Fogo RJ's Edson Fernandez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manolo Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Augusto Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Cabore AD's zone, Edson Fernandez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dalmo Nascimento came out of the goal and Edson Fernandez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Edson Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The nice shot from João Ramos in the 9thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Manolo Barbosa had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. When Edson Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Bota Fogo RJ 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 Edson Fernandez couldn't finish the play. João Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Manolo Barbosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Carlos Augusto Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolo Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edson Fernandez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dalmo Nascimento having to make a save. Dalmo Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Fernandez in the 19th minute of the match. João Ramos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Manolo Barbosa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 23rd minute, Sílvio Luís Cardozo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bota Fogo RJ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Emanuel Mesquita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dalmo Nascimento read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Manolo Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when João Ramos sent off a good shot on target. Edson Fernandez took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dalmo Nascimento. Dalmo Nascimento dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Manolo Barbosa made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when João Ramos sent off a good shot on target. Bota Fogo RJ's Manolo Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulysses Severo in the 38th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Edson Fernandez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dalmo Nascimento. Cabore AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edson Fernandez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Augusto Ribeiro to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Sílvio Luís Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manolo Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Manolo Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulysses Severo in the 64th minute of play forced Bota Fogo RJ's goalkeeper Manolo Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Túlio Goiano in the 69th minute of the match. After 72 minutes, Dudu Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bota Fogo RJ and the Cabore AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dudu Castro hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Manolo Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Augusto Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto Ribeiro in the 84th minute of play forced Bota Fogo RJ's goalkeeper Manolo Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Bota Fogo RJ's Tomé Guedes got a free kick in the 87th minute. Emanuel Mesquita hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Bota Fogo RJ's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Augusto Ribeiro came free, but Manolo Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bota Fogo RJ's Manolo Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Mineiro in the 97th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto Ribeiro in the 98th minute of play forced Bota Fogo RJ's goalkeeper Manolo Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 100 minutes into the match, Bota Fogo RJ's goal looked a bit too open when João Ramos came free, but Manolo Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Bota Fogo RJ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.