League Play-Off

PEREGRINOS PUB
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. Nelsinho Arruda started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Clube Atlético Mineiro getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Róbson Cunha hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the game, Nelsinho Arruda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antônio Carlos Motta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When João Adolfo Gaúcho came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the PEREGRINOS 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 João Adolfo Gaúcho couldn't finish the play. Nelsinho Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Antônio Carlos Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adelino Nunes fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PEREGRINOS's protests and gave Adelino Nunes a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, PEREGRINOS's Adelino Nunes got a free kick in the 20th minute. Aníbal Hermes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antônio Carlos Motta having to make a save. In the 26th minute Nelsinho Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio Carlos Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelsinho Arruda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antônio Carlos Motta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute Aníbal Hermes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio Carlos Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelsinho Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, PEREGRINOS's Luís Paulo Reis got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The PEREGRINOS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Clube Atlético Mineiro were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Adolfo Gaúcho made a kick off. Nelsinho Arruda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Antônio Carlos Motta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nelsinho Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Antônio Carlos Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubinho Maia charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rubinho Maia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PEREGRINOS! The goalkeeper, Antônio Carlos Motta, was totally fooled by Clube Atlético Mineiro's Danilo Ferraz, who 58 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The audience was convinced that Nelsinho Arruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antônio Carlos Motta was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Antônio Carlos Motta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aníbal Hermes in the 67th minute. Antônio Carlos Motta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelsinho Arruda in the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aníbal Hermes got free with Antônio Carlos Motta in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Clube Atlético Mineiro getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Róbson Cunha hit a great ball. Aníbal Hermes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Clube Atlético Mineiro's Nelsinho Arruda fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. A collision led to PEREGRINOS getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Adelino Nunes hit a great ball. Antônio Carlos Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Arruda in the 86th minute of play. João Adolfo Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafinha Dionísio in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Augusto Ferraz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Clube Atlético Mineiro's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.