League Play-Off

Brilhante
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Edu Mello started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Biquinha SS's Elói Britto got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Samuel Lago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Américo Valladares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Leandro Abraão successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Christian Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Edu Mello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brilhante fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Beto Ceresso during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute, one of Brilhante:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Brilhante. The referee gave Biquinha SS a penalty, 33 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Marcus Antunes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Brilhante's Américo Valladares. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Lago in the 36th minute of play forced Brilhante's goalkeeper Américo Valladares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Christian Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edu Mello succeeded in the game's 47th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Samuel Lago was the one to do the kick off. When Edu Mello came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Brilhante 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 Edu Mello couldn't finish the play. Leandro Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Christian Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dadá Faustino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Américo Valladares having to make a save. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Biquinha SS's goalkeeper Leandro Abraão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edu Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute, Edu Mello made a precise shot to the right of Leandro Abraão. Biquinha SS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1.