League Play-Off

Arena Capixaba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Afonso Vasconcelos got the match started through his kick off. After 6 minutes of play, Tancredinho FC's Afonso Vasconcelos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sydney Zilles was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nilmar da Silveira hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abel Soeiro in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eduardo Rosa saved Tancredinho FC from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Moisés Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 played minutes Tancredinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Hames. Eduardo Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berth Amanuensis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Eduardo Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 minutes, Ezequiel Barbosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tancredinho FC and the Real Capixaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th minute, Ezequiel Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tancredinho FC's goalkeeper Eduardo Rosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angelo Damião in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eduardo Rosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sydney Zilles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Hames in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Damaso Boni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Vasconcelos scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sydney Zilles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th match minute, Real Capixaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Boni to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Damião to make the kick off. After 57 played minutes Tancredinho FC got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Barbosa. In the 61st match minute, Tancredinho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilmar da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Damião struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Eduardo Rosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Capixaba. Abel Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Rosa having to interfere. Evaristo Hames's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sydney Zilles firmly grabbed it by the left post. Evaristo Hames might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sydney Zilles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evaristo Hames ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Real Capixaba's zone, Ezequiel Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sydney Zilles came out of the goal and Ezequiel Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sydney Zilles was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Ezequiel Barbosa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ezequiel Barbosa really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After having played for 79 minutes, Berth Amanuensis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Capixaba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Berth Amanuensis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Real Capixaba's Angelo Damião got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Amadeu Peixoto took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Sydney Zilles to make any attempt to save it. Berth Amanuensis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Eduardo Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Eduardo Rosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eduardo Rosa came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Capixaba's Berth Amanuensis. But to his dismay, Berth Amanuensis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Real Capixaba lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.