League Play-Off

Quexados
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flávio Teles got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Breckenfeld in the 3rd minute of play forced Celebrande's goalkeeper Charles de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Adrianinho Brasil fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ermenegildo SS's protests and gave Adrianinho Brasil a yellow card for diving instead. Telmo da Costa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Joaquim Brito sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th match minute, Ermenegildo SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Teixeira to maneuver through the defense. Dalmo Almeida took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Telmo da Costa. Ermenegildo SS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. During the 16th minute of the match Adrianinho Brasil completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Adrianinho Brasil a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 17th match minute, Ermenegildo SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrianinho Brasil to maneuver through the defense. Telmo da Costa made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Joaquim Brito sent off a good shot on target. 27 minutes into the game, Celebrande's Joaquim Brito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Telmo da Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Telmo da Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flávio Teles's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Telmo da Costa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Joaquim Brito succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 33rd playminute. After 42 played minutes Celebrande's Joaquim Brito stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Telmo da Costa stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Ermenegildo SS of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flávio Teles in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Telmo da Costa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cafu Breckenfeld stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Flávio Teles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo da Costa was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When Ricardinho Pirani fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ermenegildo SS's protests and gave Ricardinho Pirani a yellow card for diving instead. Ricardinho Pirani kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Joaquim Brito struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Telmo da Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Celebrande. 64 minutes into the match, Ermenegildo SS's goal looked a bit too open when Flávio Teles came free, but Telmo da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Telmo da Costa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquim Brito went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Joaquim Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celebrande's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Brito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telmo da Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Paulo Pernambucano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo da Costa having to interfere. During the 77th minute of the match Ricardinho Pirani completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ricardinho Pirani a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Ermenegildo SS getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Ricardinho Pirani hit a great ball. Luiz Paulo Pernambucano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 82nd minute, Joaquim Brito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Telmo da Costa was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flávio Teles in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Telmo da Costa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Hélio Cavalcante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Celebrande were the better team. Celebrande's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.