League Play-Off

Turco
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Raimundo Matos made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Horácio Macedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Anselmo da Mata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Luiz do Nascimento's late challenge caught a Cruzeiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Luiz do Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. Pedro Luiz do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After 9 minutes, José Carlos Fontes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flanimais and the Cruzeiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Flanimais's José Carlos Fontes got a free kick in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Flanimais's goalkeeper Anselmo da Mata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tibúrcio Dias. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Matos in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Cleiton Pena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anderson Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anderson Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Matos in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleiton Pena in the 17th minute of play forced Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Anderson Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cruzeiro's Anderson Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carlos Fontes in the 22nd minute of play. In the 29th minute Cleiton Pena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anderson Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Matos in the 30th minute of the match. Anderson Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleiton Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Luiz do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Anderson Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Matos in the 39th minute of the match. Anderson Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleiton Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedrão Fontes to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Pedrão Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo da Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Carlos Fontes got free with Anderson Pinho in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anderson Pinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Carlos Fontes's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Victor Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Cruzeiro's Anderson Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cleiton Pena got free with Anderson Pinho in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flanimais's Pedro Luiz do Nascimento got his second yellow card of the match in the 67th minute. The referee ordered Pedro Luiz do Nascimento off the ground. After a rather tough play, Flanimais's Pedro Luiz do Nascimento got a free kick in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Américo Abreu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cruzeiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flanimais the free kick. Américo Abreu hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Cruzeiro's attentive Cipriano Velasco managed to snatch the ball when Raimundo Matos made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. Cruzeiro's Cipriano Velasco got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anderson Pinho came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Flanimais's Cleiton Pena. But to his dismay, Cleiton Pena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 91 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro's goalkeeper Anderson Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cleiton Pena. Cruzeiro's Vladimir Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Flanimais eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.