League Play-Off

Arena Calaça Games
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Paulo Ramos got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Serafim de Brito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Américo Fernandes. Emburana SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafim de Brito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Calaça Games F.C's Luiz Fernando de Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizinho Mattos in the 10th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Genílson Zanette during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Emburana SS booed when Calaça Games F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genílson Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes, Emburana SS's Renan Arantes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luiz Fernando de Alcântara came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Emburana SS reached it. Luiz Fernando de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luizinho Mattos in the 13th minute of play. Mário da Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Serafim de Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Fernandes having to interfere. Marcus Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genílson Zanette was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 25th minute. Calaça Games F.C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 26 minutes into the game, Bruno Simões cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Américo Fernandes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Paulo Ramos during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 31 played minutes Emburana SS got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Ramos. If Bruno Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim de Brito in the 35th minute of play forced Emburana SS's goalkeeper Américo Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Américo Fernandes made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Bruno Simões sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Emburana SS's zone, Serafim de Brito stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Américo Fernandes came out of the goal and Serafim de Brito tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Américo Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim de Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55thth minute of the game Serafim de Brito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Emburana SS's Américo Fernandes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Genílson Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Américo Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Américo Fernandes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus Ortiz went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. If Marcus Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Baiano 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. Marcus Ortiz scored 5-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Américo Fernandes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Genílson Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Fernandes having to interfere. If Genílson Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Américo Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafim de Brito in the 83rd minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Calaça Games F.C's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando de Alcântara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cícero Schmidt. After having played for 93 minutes, Serafim de Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calaça Games F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafim de Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Serafim de Brito came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Calaça Games F.C 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 Serafim de Brito couldn't finish the play. Calaça Games F.C walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.