League Play-Off

Estádio Abucari
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mathias Neto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rodrigo Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Lopez in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Santo André FC's Agnaldo Coelho got a free kick in the 9th minute. Mathias Neto hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Rodrigo Moraes was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from José Vítor Lopez. José Vítor Lopezs short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Rodrigo Moraes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 19th minute, Wilson Tavares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Santo André FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Moraes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicollao Laviada in the 23rd minute of the match. Genílson Urbano kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilton Linares in the 25th minute of play forced Santo André FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Vítor Lopez in the 26th minute. José Vítor Lopez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Rodrigo Moraes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rodrigo Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Vítor Lopez in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Santo André FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicollao Laviada came free, but Rodrigo Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Santo André FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Moraes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Vítor Lopez. José Vítor Lopez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Rodrigo Moraes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 36 minutes of play, Abucari SS's Téo Rosa made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodrigo Moraes was left in no man's land by his defense there! With 40 minutes on the clock, Isidro Madariaga commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 41st minute, Isidro Madariaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd match minute, Abucari SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Téo Rosa to maneuver through the defense. After 47 minutes, José Vítor Lopez made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Santo André FC's Rodrigo Moraes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Vítor Lopez to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor Lopez in the 53rd minute of play forced Santo André FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Lopez in the 56th minute of play. José Vítor Lopez struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Rodrigo Moraes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abucari SS. In the 59th match minute, Santo André FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enéas Varela to maneuver through the defense. Abucari SS's José Vítor Lopez managed to work through Santo André FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. José Vítor Lopez dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Rodrigo Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Vítor Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toninho de Azevedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodrigo Moraes having to make a save. Nilton Linares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodrigo Moraes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nilton Linares went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Santo André FC defense, José Vítor Lopez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodrigo Moraes. The Santo André FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodrigo Moraes should have stopped the shot. José Vítor Lopez took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodrigo Moraes. Rodrigo Moraes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Rodrigo Moraes came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Abucari SS's José Vítor Lopez. But to his dismay, José Vítor Lopez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Vítor Lopez in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Moraes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the Abucari SS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.