League Play-Off

Salu Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Deivid Coutinho made the kick off and thus started the match. Abelardo de Alcântara didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Deivid Coutinho struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Abelardo de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salu FC. Abelardo de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albertinho Munhoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Deivid Coutinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Abelardo de Alcântara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. William Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo de Alcântara having to interfere. In the 21st minute Agnaldo Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deivid Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deivid Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Abelardo de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerônimo Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Rosa in the 30th minute of the match. If Deivid Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salu FC's William Leme got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Albertinho Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João da Rocha struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Abelardo de Alcântara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salu FC. After a defensive mix-up in Piacaba's zone, Albertinho Munhoz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abelardo de Alcântara came out of the goal and Albertinho Munhoz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Agnaldo Vides to strike the kick off in the second half. Agnaldo Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jerônimo Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Geovani Rosa took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Jerônimo Pontes to make any attempt to save it. 58 minutes into the match, Salu FC's Valdir Rocha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abelardo de Alcântara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Agnaldo Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Renatinho Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Albertinho Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Guilherme Mota's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abelardo de Alcântara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. William Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Abelardo de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute William Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deivid Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Abelardo de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When João da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Salu FC 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 João da Rocha couldn't finish the play. Salu FC's attentive João da Rocha managed to snatch the ball when Jaime Cordeiro made a throw-in in the 81st minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, João da Rocha made a precise shot to the right of Abelardo de Alcântara. Piacaba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Abelardo de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Abelardo de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute, Agnaldo Vides reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jerônimo Pontes. The goal made the score 3-2. William Leme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo de Alcântara having to interfere. Abelardo de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João da Rocha in the 94th minute of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Deivid Coutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salu FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deivid Coutinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that Salu FC were the better team. Salu FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.