League Play-Off

Terreirão do GALO
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcel Gonçalves got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Emílio Pitta got a free kick in the 4th minute. Jacinto Guedes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafa Mineiro. Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. João Pedro Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Rafa Mineiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Transvaal SC booed when Clube Atlético Mineiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walmyr Terra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcel Gonçalves succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Fernando Amaral made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Hélio Carneiro sent off a good shot on target. If João Pedro Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes in the game, Rodolfo Meirelles fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Fernando Amaral having to interfere. After 28 played minutes Transvaal SC got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldão Sergipano. Marcel Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodolfo Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Hélio Carneiro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Transvaal SC's Fernando Amaral. Fernando Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Paulo Renato Seco fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Paulo Renato Seco a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Renato Seco. The audience was convinced that João Pedro Vale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafa Mineiro was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. João Pedro Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Gonçalves in the 41st minute of play forced Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Rafa Mineiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldão Sergipano in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafa Mineiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Rodolfo Meirelles succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. 60 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Meirelles notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Transvaal SC's Fernando Amaral. Fernando Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Hélio Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Carneiro in the 66th minute of play forced Transvaal SC's goalkeeper Fernando Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Transvaal SC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Benê Souza hit a great ball. Geovanni Campidelis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fernando Amaral. Transvaal SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Transvaal SC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Luís Fábio Coelho hit a great ball. After 70 played minutes, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Geovanni Campidelis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fernando Amaral came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Clube Atlético Mineiro reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Augusto Amaral during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fernando Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Meirelles in the 76th minute of the match. The supporters of Transvaal SC booed when Clube Atlético Mineiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Marcel Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If João Pedro Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After recieving a nice pass, Transvaal SC's Jacinto Guedes tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The long shot by Agostinho Tinoco in the 91st minute really tested Rafa Mineiro's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Clube Atlético Mineiro's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.