League Play-Off

Estádio Fidelis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If Marquinhos Simões had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bebeto Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Simões in the 6th minute of the match. Bebeto Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Simões in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Fidelis FC's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Moreira came free, but Luisinho Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Luisinho Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Marquinhos Simões 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. After 26 minutes, Cássio Pirani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pebra EC and the Fidelis FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pebra EC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Severino Bastos charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Severino Bastos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th match minute, Fidelis FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severino Bastos to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 36 minutes, Geraldo Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pebra EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geraldo Moreira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Fidelis FC's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Moreira came free, but Luisinho Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42ndth minute of the game Giuseppe Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fidelis FC's Luisinho Rocha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luisinho Rocha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giuseppe Souza went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marquinhos Simões was the one to do the kick off. Marquinhos Simões might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bebeto Novaes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marquinhos Simões ran back to his position shaking his head. Bebeto Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Hoffmann in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Marquinhos Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fidelis FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marquinhos Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bebeto Novaes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Hoffmann scored 2-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bebeto Novaes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marquinhos Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Basílio Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Luisinho Rocha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Geraldo Moreira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 70 minute of play. Bebeto Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Simões in the 74th minute of the match. Joel Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fidelis FC's goalkeeper Luisinho Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Joel Hoffmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fidelis FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Hoffmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bebeto Novaes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Bebeto Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.