League Play-Off

Estádio Guareta
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) XV de Jaú's Nelsinho Schmidt started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Anselmo Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Nelsinho Schmidt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nelsinho Schmidt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anselmo Trancoso was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 24 minutes into the match, XV de Jaú's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Simões came free, but Maurinho Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurinho Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renan Bezerra in the 25th minute of play. Anselmo Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Rainerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurinho Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renan Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Renan Bezerra to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Pepecas Maledictas got a freekick which was hit by Hélder Simões. A sloppy throw-in by Murilo Valadares in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by XV de Jaú's Mané Leite. When Mané Leite came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the XV de Jaú 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 Mané Leite couldn't finish the play. When Hélder Simões fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pepecas Maledictas's protests and gave Hélder Simões a yellow card for diving instead. Hélder Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Nelsinho Schmidt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maurinho Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo do Vale in the 67th minute of play. If Nelsinho Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Pepecas Maledictas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of XV de Jaú:s goal. Ruperto Rainerio's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Anselmo Trancoso on his right side and into the goal. 82 minutes into the game it was 1-3. 87 minutes into the match, XV de Jaú's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo do Vale came free, but Maurinho Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurinho Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Erasmo do Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pepecas Maledictas's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmo do Vale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurinho Nogueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nelsinho Schmidt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Anselmo Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Pepecas Maledictas's Anselmo Trancoso got control of the ball when Ruperto Rainerio tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded XV de Jaú left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pepecas Maledictas.