League Play-Off

Estádio Affonso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Baviera's Agenor Cardoso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tiago Gabriel Meira in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudinho Garcia saved Affonso from getting behind. Albertinho Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Marcelo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilton de Amaral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcelo Pereira came out and tried to block the shot, but Wilton de Amaral slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. Otávio Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Marcelo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Délio Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Marcelo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelo Pereira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilton de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Marcelo Pereira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilton de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Albertinho Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Marcelo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agenor Cardoso might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Claudinho Garcia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Agenor Cardoso ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton de Amaral in the 41st minute of play forced Baviera's goalkeeper Marcelo Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilton de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Marcelo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilton de Amaral to make the kick off. Baviera's Marcelo Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton de Amaral in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of Baviera booed when Affonso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albertinho Peixoto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56thth minute of the game Agenor Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Affonso's Claudinho Garcia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcelo Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otávio Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Otávio Matos came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Affonso 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 Otávio Matos couldn't finish the play. Wilton de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Claudinho Garcia managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Baviera's Tiago Gabriel Meira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Agenor Cardoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinho Garcia was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 72 minutes into the match, Baviera's goal looked a bit too open when Wilton de Amaral came free, but Marcelo Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilton de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Marcelo Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudinho Garcia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agenor Cardoso's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Wilton de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Délio Cordeiro was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. In the 83rd match minute, Affonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Délio Cordeiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th match minute, Affonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rubinho de Lima to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiago Gabriel Meira got free with Claudinho Garcia in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Affonso booed when Baviera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Mineiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute Zé Pedro Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Affonso fully deserved thier win.