League Play-Off

Layne Staley Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomé Gonçalves got the match started through his kick off. Christian Hermes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aloísio Souza went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tomé Gonçalves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wágner Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donaldi Tusk in the 15th minute. Christian Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aloísio Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Marinho in the 22nd minute of play. Christian Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Carvalho in the 31st minute of play. With 34 minutes on the clock, Dino Sarmento commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 33rd minute, one of Fellows Braza:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fellows Braza. Aloísio Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wágner Pirani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donaldi Tusk in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomé Gonçalves in the 43rd minute of play forced Fellows Braza's goalkeeper Wágner Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Afonsinho Terra 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. Gil da Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Wágner Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Mad Season players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fellows Braza were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonel Marinho to make the kick off. Fellows Braza's Wágner Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donaldi Tusk in the 52nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mad Season's zone, Leonel Marinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Hermes came out of the goal and Leonel Marinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Donaldi Tusk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mad Season's supporters rose to their feet, but Donaldi Tusk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wágner Pirani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomé Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Pirani having to interfere. If Leonel Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomé Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Nascimento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Christian Hermes made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Donaldi Tusk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wágner Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomé Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Aloísio Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Mad Season's goalkeeper Christian Hermes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aloísio Souza. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donaldi Tusk in the 81st minute of play forced Fellows Braza's goalkeeper Wágner Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aloísio Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Christian Hermes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Mad Season's Gil da Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wágner Pirani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. 95 minutes into the match, Fellows Braza's Leonel Marinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christian Hermes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fellows Braza walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.