League Play-Off

Xereu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Giuseppe Sarmento got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Hílton Linhares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Belmiro Figueiredo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fausto de Carvalho. Xereu's Fausto de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Figueiredo in the 13th minute of play. Gustavo Mandrak hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Régis Nogueira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eliseu Campidelis came out and tried to block the shot, but Régis Nogueira slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute Belmiro Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Xereu getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Fred Bueno hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Seival SS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gustavo Mandrak fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Gustavo Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Régis Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Eliseu Campidelis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Régis Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Campidelis having to interfere. Régis Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Régis Nogueira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Seival SS's Giuseppe Sarmento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto de Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fausto de Carvalho made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Belmiro Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. In the 65thth minute of the game Giuseppe Sarmento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xereu's Fausto de Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Belmiro Figueiredo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 66th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Sarmento in the 70th minute of play forced Xereu's goalkeeper Fausto de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Giuseppe Sarmento made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Xereu's Fausto de Carvalho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th minute, Gustavo Mandrak made a precise shot to the right of Eliseu Campidelis. Seival SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Fausto de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giuseppe Sarmento in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Giuseppe Sarmento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seival SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe Sarmento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto de Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Belmiro Figueiredo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fausto de Carvalho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Seival SS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! José Augusto Baiano walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 96th minute, Gustavo Mandrak 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.