League Play-Off

Estádio Pitangui
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Reinaldo Araújo kicked off to start the match. Serafim de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ramón Miranda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Pombal's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Taboao AD's goalkeeper Ramón Miranda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Fabiano Travassos. Ramón Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Pombal in the 8th minute of the match. Luís Fabiano Travassos was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 12th minute. Pitangui SS's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ramón Miranda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Pombal in the 14th minute of play. Guilherme de Queiroz kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Luís Fabiano Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim de Souza 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. The audience was convinced that Reinaldo Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nuno Lara was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 25 minutes into the game, César Marquez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pitangui SS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taboao AD the free kick. César Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Taboao AD's Gil Sanches sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuno Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Willian Vasconcelos during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Pitangui SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Pitangui SS booed when Taboao AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Taboao AD's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Elias Pombal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ramón Miranda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Reinaldo Araújo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nuno Lara having to make a save. Nuno Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute Reinaldo Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuno Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Pombal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Serafim de Souza scored 0-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nuno Lara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nuno Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Araújo in the 57th minute of the match. When Taboao AD's Reinaldo Araújo in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pitangui SS's goalie prevented a goal. 61 minutes into the match, Pitangui SS's Luís Fabiano Travassos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramón Miranda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Reinaldo Araújo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nuno Lara. The goal made the score 0-2. Taboao AD's Serafim de Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Luís Fabiano Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pitangui SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Fabiano Travassos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramón Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Reinaldo Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Luís Fabiano Travassos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Reinaldo Araújo 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. The supporters of Pitangui SS booed when Taboao AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Taboao AD's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Pombal came free, but Ramón Miranda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pitangui SS's Willian Vasconcelos suffered a concussion after 92 minutes and had to leave the field. Guilherme de Queiroz charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme de Queiroz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Guilherme de Queiroz hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th match minute, Taboao AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Urbano to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute of the match César Marquez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Miranda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Pitangui SS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Taboao AD's performance. The match ended with a win for Taboao AD.