League Play-Off

Estádio Espinhal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Olavo Carvalho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Giovanni Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Conrado de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Gino Luz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of João Francisco Lima, passed just outside the right post. João Francisco Lima was a little too slow when Acácio de Carvalho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. Acácio de Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 19 played minutes Formiga got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Machado. In the 26th minute, Vânderson Jacinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovanni Machado struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Conrado de Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Formiga. Acácio de Carvalho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but João Francisco Lima firmly grabbed it by the left post. João Francisco Lima was a little too slow when Acácio de Carvalho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 2-0. Acácio de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. João Francisco Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Francisco Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Acácio de Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Espinhal 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 Acácio de Carvalho couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Acácio de Carvalho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Gino Luz made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Túlio Branco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Formiga and the Espinhal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th minute, Túlio Branco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Cafu Gaúcho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Conrado de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Carvalho in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th match minute, Espinhal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gino Luz to maneuver through the defense. After 66 played minutes, Formiga's Jonas de Senna shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Conrado de Amorim 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 Formiga reached it. Giovanni Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Conrado de Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Giovanni Machado came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Formiga 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 Giovanni Machado couldn't finish the play. Gino Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gino Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Gino Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Carvalho in the 75th minute of play forced Espinhal's goalkeeper Conrado de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Espinhal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Tróia to maneuver through the defense. Espinhal's Conrado de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olavo Carvalho in the 85th minute of play. Conrado de Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olavo Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rdth minute of the game Olavo Carvalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espinhal's Conrado de Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Francisco Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio de Carvalho in the 94th minute of play. Alfredão Valladares hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Espinhal's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.