League Play-Off

Cantos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vinícius Vander got the match started through his kick off. Léo Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Geovânio Braga sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute of the match, Reinaldo Donato got a very nice opportunity to score, but Léo Saldanha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Cantos FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Custódio Secco hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Vinícius Vander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eduardo Queiroz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Romário Garcia, 13 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Vander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eduardo Queiroz was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zé Augusto Meirelles in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Léo Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Geovânio Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Vinícius Vander managed to get in a good position for a shot. Constantina SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Vinícius Vander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduardo Queiroz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vinícius Vander in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eduardo Queiroz saved Cantos FC from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Constantina SS's zone, Geovânio Braga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Léo Saldanha came out of the goal and Geovânio Braga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Custódio Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Léo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute, Geovânio Braga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Léo Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Geovânio Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cantos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Geovânio Braga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Léo Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vinícius Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Queiroz having to interfere. Zé Augusto Meirelles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Augusto Meirelles to make the kick off. Cantos FC's Eduardo Queiroz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Cantos FC from getting a goal against them. Alex Chaves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nico Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Eduardo Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Constantina SS booed when Cantos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivo Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovânio Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Léo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Léo Saldanha came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Cantos FC's Zé Augusto Meirelles. But to his dismay, Zé Augusto Meirelles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Constantina SS's Vinícius Vander slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eduardo Queiroz. That made the score 2-2 after 72 minutes of play. Antônio Ramos charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Ramos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alex Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Eduardo Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Alex Chaves recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eduardo Queiroz. Alex Chaves showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. The Cantos FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Constantina SS's performance. The match ended with a win for Constantina SS.