League Play-Off

Pitombeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Picão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo Marinho came free, but Leandro Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Márcio de Queirós made a precise shot to the right of Leandro Castro. Picão FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Virgílio de Azevedo's late challenge caught a Dragão Negro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgílio de Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Picão FC's Virgílio de Azevedo got a free kick in the 24th minute. A collision led to Dragão Negro FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Evaristo Marinho hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Picão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Fantini came free, but Leandro Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitinho Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leandro Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Picão FC's Leandro Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Fantini in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Caio Ceresso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Fernandinho Vianna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Damião took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leandro Castro. Picão FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 55th minute Americo Arano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio de Queirós got free with Leandro Castro in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Picão FC's Leandro Castro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Picão FC from getting a goal against them. Leandro Castro was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Murilo Rocha. Evaristo Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Castro having to interfere. After 76 played minutes Picão FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho Vianna. After 78 played minutes Picão FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernandinho Vianna. If Americo Arano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Vitinho Moura 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. 90 minutes into the match, Picão FC's goalkeeper Leandro Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evaristo Marinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Fantini in the 91st minute of play forced Picão FC's goalkeeper Leandro Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leandro Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márcio de Queirós in the 95th minute. When the match was over Dragão Negro FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Picão FC throughout the match.