League Play-Off

Barra do Sul-Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fiori Reis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Marcos Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aníbal Soeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Saldanha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Júlio Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Aníbal Soeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Calcoene FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Dagoberto Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Reis in the 18th minute of the match. Aníbal Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Júlio Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Júlio Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Saldanha in the 21st minute of the match. São Paulo FC's Júlio Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aníbal Soeiro in the 27th minute of play. Marcos Massa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Júlio Couto. São Paulo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, São Paulo FC's Fiori Reis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dagoberto Sá narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dagoberto Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Reis in the 37th minute of the match. Waldir Valadares's late challenge caught a São Paulo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldir Valadares helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Waldir Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Saldanha in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Júlio Couto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Saldanha was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcos Saldanha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Júlio Couto. That made the score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Calcoene FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fiori Reis came free, but Dagoberto Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aníbal Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Júlio Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dagoberto Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Reis in the 66th minute of the match. Aníbal Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Couto having to interfere. After 71 minutes, Jonas Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo FC and the Calcoene FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, Jonas Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Jonas Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on Calcoene FC's corner Gustavo Travassos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Júlio Couto quite easily take care of the ball. Júlio Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Saldanha in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Saldanha in the 87th minute of play forced São Paulo FC's goalkeeper Júlio Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Saldanha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Júlio Couto having to make a save. In the 92nd match minute, São Paulo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Calcoene FC's Aníbal Soeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Júlio Couto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Calcoene FC played a much better game than São Paulo FC and deserved their victory. The São Paulo FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.