League Play-Off

Apertado
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dynamo Athletic's Allan Gaspar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Dynamo Athletic booed when Sunderland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Rosado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emerson Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Gaspar in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Sunderland's goalkeeper Emerson Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Válter Teixeira. Allan Gaspar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emerson Cardozo came out and tried to block the shot, but Allan Gaspar slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Nogueira during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alexsandro Cearense shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. With a little luck, Sunderland's Emerson Cardozo got control of the ball when Válter Teixeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sunderland's goalkeeper Emerson Cardozo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Válter Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Sunderland's goalkeeper Emerson Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Allan Gaspar. Allan Gaspar might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emerson Cardozo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Allan Gaspar ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Sunderland's Emerson Cardozo got control of the ball when Válter Teixeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Toninho Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Emerson Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 57th minute Allan Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Allan Gaspar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Emerson Cardozo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 64 minutes into the match, Sunderland's Zé Paulo Silva sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jardel Brasil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the game, Sunderland's Zé Paulo Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jardel Brasil made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Válter Teixeira sped through Sunderland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emerson Cardozo. Válter Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Emerson Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Teixeira in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Gaspar in the 77th minute of play forced Sunderland's goalkeeper Emerson Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Válter Teixeira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emerson Cardozo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute Válter Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Válter Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Emerson Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Allan Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Válter Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Cardozo having to interfere.