League Play-Off

SOLITUDE ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tostão Donato made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Nando Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telmo Faustino in the 4th minute of play forced SOLITUDE IN TOTUM's goalkeeper Cássio Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Fortes & Livres:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SOLITUDE IN TOTUM:s goal. With a little luck, Fortes & Livres's Carlos Eduardo Reis got control of the ball when Oscar Bueno tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Reis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar Bueno in the 16th minute. When Tostão Donato came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Fortes & Livres 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 Tostão Donato couldn't finish the play. Telmo Faustino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Veiga having to interfere. Fortes & Livres's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Oscar Bueno scored to the left of an out of position Carlos Eduardo Reis, making the score, 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, Fortes & Livres's Telmo Faustino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cássio Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in SOLITUDE IN TOTUM's zone, Tostão Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cássio Veiga came out of the goal and Tostão Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlos Eduardo Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vivaldo Alves in the 36th minute of play. Tostão Donato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cássio Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Telmo Faustino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Cássio Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 40 minutes of play, Fortes & Livres's Tostão Donato made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cássio Veiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardinho Machado during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Carlos Eduardo Reis made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Oscar Bueno sent off a good shot on target. 48 minutes into the match, Fortes & Livres's goal looked a bit too open when Vivaldo Alves came free, but Carlos Eduardo Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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. Vivaldo Alves was the one to do the kick off. Tostão Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Eduardo Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fortes & Livres's goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Tostão Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cássio Veiga was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Fortes & Livres's zone, Vivaldo Alves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Eduardo Reis came out of the goal and Vivaldo Alves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Fortes & Livres booed when SOLITUDE IN TOTUM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Eduardo Ferraz kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, SOLITUDE IN TOTUM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adhemar Vidal to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Tostão Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fortes & Livres's supporters rose to their feet, but Tostão Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cássio Veiga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SOLITUDE IN TOTUM's Cássio Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Faustino in the 79th minute of play. When Luís Eduardo Ferraz fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SOLITUDE IN TOTUM's protests and gave Luís Eduardo Ferraz a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Fortes & Livres's Fernandinho Nóbrega slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cássio Veiga. That made the score 2-3 after 81 minutes of play. If Fernandinho Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tostão Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Veiga having to interfere.