League Play-Off

Morumbi
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Glauco Hermes kicked off to start the match. Sérgio Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Teobaldo Musko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Glauco Hermes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teobaldo Musko having to make a save. When Anaurilandia's Glauco Hermes in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tricolor Fc's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Silvério Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tricolor Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvério Veloso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nildo Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Anaurilandia's zone, Silvério Veloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nildo Santos came out of the goal and Silvério Veloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sérgio Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teobaldo Musko having to interfere. The supporters of Anaurilandia booed when Tricolor Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Maria do Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Anaurilandia booed when Tricolor Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teobaldo Musko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Tricolor Fc's Ciro Magalhães got a free kick in the 36th minute. The supporters of Tricolor Fc booed when Anaurilandia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvério Velosos short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Nildo Santos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco Hermes in the 45th minute of play forced Tricolor Fc's goalkeeper Teobaldo Musko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvério Veloso to make the kick off. Sérgio Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edgard Vianna charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Vianna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute of the match Ciro Magalhães shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nildo Santos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ciro Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Nildo Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teobaldo Musko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sérgio Gerber in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute of the match Anaurilandia got a corner. Tricolor Fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Richard Meirelles ran over to the corner to take the kick. Anaurilandia's Richard Meirelles was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Teobaldo Musko in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Veloso in the 75th minute of play forced Anaurilandia's goalkeeper Nildo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anaurilandia's Edgard Vianna got his second yellow card of the match in the 76th minute. The referee ordered Edgard Vianna off the ground. The supporters of Tricolor Fc booed when Anaurilandia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sérgio Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teobaldo Musko came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Anaurilandia's Sérgio Gerber. But to his dismay, Sérgio Gerber quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Sérgio Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Oscar Donato struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Teobaldo Musko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Anaurilandia. After having played for 93 minutes, Sérgio Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anaurilandia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sérgio Gerber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Sérgio Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Anaurilandia's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teobaldo Musko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Anaurilandia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Anaurilandia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.