League Play-Off

Arena Colognese
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Olavo Lucas kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ booed when Colognese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Barry Baxter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 10 played minutes Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ got a freekick which was hit by Asmund Nyvold. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Michael Telin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colognese FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Michael Telin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dida Gröhe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dida Gröhe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ioan Cocârlă in the 25th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Batista came free, but Dida Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute Edgard Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Colognese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Olavo Lucas came free, but Alfredinho Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's Vitor Roque looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 48 minutes into the match, Barry Baxter notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro. Alfredinho Carneiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruben Casado to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Buczko in the 57th minute of play forced Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olavo Lucas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Alfredinho Carneiro made a huge save. In the 70th minute Ioan Cocârlă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Edgard Batista notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's Dida Gröhe. Dida Gröhe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulysses Camargo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Dida Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's Rafinha de Souza was substituted for Ulysses Camargo. Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ made a substitution. Ruy Couto replaced Cristiano Barral. Christopher Bloom kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79thth minute of the game Olavo Lucas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80 minutes Colognese FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Célio Hoffmann who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Väino Ratas advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-5 in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Edgard Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Gröhe was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olavo Lucas. Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Colognese FC from getting a goal against them. Dida Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rurik Öhlmann's late challenge caught a Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rurik Öhlmann helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ booed when Colognese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rurik Öhlmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.