League Play-Off

Estádio Fontinha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emanuel Barral made the kick off which started today's match. Epigua EC's Ivo Bertassi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Epigua EC from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the match, Epigua EC's goalkeeper Ivo Bertassi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro de Amaral. Fontinha's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sérgio Matos in the 7th minute. Fontinha's Sérgio Matos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivo Bertassi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A hard shot 9 in the game by Jardel Cardoso from a close distance when the talented Ivo Bertassi managed to make a qualified save. Epigua EC's players were relieved. Zacarias Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Barral in the 12th minute of the match. Sérgio Matos scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivo Bertassi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jardel Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zacarias Paes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilvan Leme in the 24th minute of play. Pedro de Amaral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ivo Bertassi came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro de Amaral slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 26th minute. Zacarias Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Leme, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Zacarias Paes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto França in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Gilvan Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th match minute, Fontinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romário Romero to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Epigua EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pedro de Amaral fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jardel Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro de Amaral was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, Fontinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gildo Dracena to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Epigua EC's Emanuel Barral got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Pedro de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Romário Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sérgio Matos in the 68th minute of play forced Epigua EC's goalkeeper Ivo Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Fontinha getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Romário Romero hit a great ball. Zacarias Paes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Barral in the 82nd minute of the match. Ivo Bertassi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jardel Cardoso went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 89th minute Jardel Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Jardel Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 97 minutes, Jardel Cardoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fontinha and the Epigua EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th match minute, Fontinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jardel Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Fontinha were the better team. Fontinha's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.