League Play-Off

Monte Castelo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luís Fabiano Salgado started the match with the kick off. Tadeu Mangueira hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Zeca Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Januária Futebol Clube's Doni Cosme got a free kick in the 7th minute. Zeca Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serginho Meirelles in the 12th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the game Dráuzio Pimenta made a throw-in which Dedé Paraibano played forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar Zonta during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Luís Fabiano Salgado came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Januária Futebol Clube 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 Luís Fabiano Salgado couldn't finish the play. Chicão Brodel got a throw-in 23 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Serginho Meirelles. The supporters of Canção Nova F.C. booed when Januária Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Mazza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zeca Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Porto in the 26th minute of the match. Luís Fabiano Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Januária Futebol Clube's Marcos Mazza got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, Dedé Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zeca Velasco. Januária Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dedé Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The long shot by Antônio Passos in the 43rd minute really tested Percy Tinoco's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Luís Fabiano Salgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Percy Tinoco was relentless in the 46th minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thiago Couto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zeca Velasco made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Serginho Meirelles sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Januária Futebol Clube's Marcos Mazza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Percy Tinoco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Januária Futebol Clube's Marcos Mazza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Percy Tinoco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Percy Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Januária Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Mazza to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Januária Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Zeca Velasco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dedé Paraibano. Januária Futebol Clube's Zeca Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Couto in the 84th minute of play. Raphael Porto scored 0-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zeca Velasco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zeca Velasco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Raphael Porto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 90 minute of play. Zeca Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serginho Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The Canção Nova F.C. 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.