League Play-Off

Estádio Pau Brasil
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Augusto Garcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Reginaldo Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hélder Botelho charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hélder Botelho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th minute, Hélder Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Augusto Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Febre de bola FC 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 Augusto Garcia couldn't finish the play. 15 minutes into the match, Reginaldo Neto notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Americana's Paulo José Pernambucano. Paulo José Pernambucano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Rony Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mário da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute Mário da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Rony Salgado put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Severino Quintal. Paulo José Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Garcia in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Osvaldo das Neves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Febre de bola FC's Christian Trigo got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Tarcisio Godoi 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. 42 minutes into the match, Mário da Mata dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Severino Quintal, 2-1. Paulo José Pernambucano didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Febre de bola FC's Augusto Garcia shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mário da Mata to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Americana's goalkeeper Paulo José Pernambucano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Reginaldo Neto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo José Pernambucano. Americana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reginaldo Neto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 59thth minute of the game Rony Salgado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Febre de bola FC's Severino Quintal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Americana's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Augusto Garcia scored to the left of an out of position Paulo José Pernambucano, making the score, 2-4. In the 71st minute Mário da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reginaldo Neto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Augusto Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reginaldo Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Pernambucano having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Febre de bola FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Americana.