League Play-Off

Estádio Cangica
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruno Saldanha kicked off to start the match. Virgílio Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Saldanha's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Dida Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgílio Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Saldanha in the 13th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fábio Vargas during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Cangica FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Vargas to maneuver through the defense. David Valadares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dito Teles in the 20th minute. Virgílio Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Leme in the 23rd minute of play. When Bruno Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Tauapiranga 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 Bruno Saldanha couldn't finish the play. After 27 minutes, Kléber Linhares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tauapiranga and the Cangica FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kléber Linhares hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Mauro Arósio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Valadares having to interfere. Willian Fonseca hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. David Valadares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th match minute, Cangica FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fábio Camargo to maneuver through the defense. After 36 played minutes, Tauapiranga's Tião Ceresso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Virgílio Mota 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 Tauapiranga reached it. After some careless play in the Cangica FC defense, Bruno Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgílio Mota. The Cangica FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgílio Mota should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the game, one of Cangica FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tião Ceresso walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Tauapiranga's Doriva Leme suffered a concussion in the 46th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Maria Velasco during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cangica FC! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mauro Arósio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mauro Arósio kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After having played for 56 minutes, Bruno Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tauapiranga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Tauapiranga's Bruno Saldanha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Virgílio Mota. That made the score 0-3 after 62 minutes of play. Cangica FC's Virgílio Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Saldanha in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Cangica FC's Mauro Arósio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Valadares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Mauro Arósio scored 2-3 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Valadares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Dito Teles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Valadares was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Bruno Saldanha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Virgílio Mota having to make a save. Mauro Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. David Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mauro Arósio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Arósio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. David Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 100 minutes into the match, Cangica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Saldanha came free, but Virgílio Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 100 minutes into the game, Bruno Saldanha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Virgílio Mota was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Cangica FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tauapiranga's performance. The match ended with a win for Tauapiranga.