League Play-Off

Xandele Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mané Marques got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Luiz Fernando Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Paulo Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Oswaldo Ferreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stand By's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Xanda FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Stand By's Oswaldo Ferreira got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 6 played minutes Stand By got a freekick which was hit by Gláuber Macedo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matías Guedes got free with João Paulo Mota in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nico Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Melo having to interfere. Xanda FC's Luiz Fernando Arce got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 21 played minutes Xanda FC got a freekick which was hit by Renan Paes. Oswaldo Ferreira hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Matías Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mané Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Melo having to interfere. Renan Paes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. João Paulo Mota came out and tried to block the shot, but Renan Paes slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 28th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Xanda FC's Luiz Fernando Arce slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of João Paulo Mota. That made the score 4-0 after 31 minutes of play. The supporters of Xanda FC booed when Stand By was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mané Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto da Silva in the 34th minute of play forced Stand By's goalkeeper João Paulo Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Xanda FC's Matías Guedes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Paulo Mota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0.

In the 52nd minute, Xanda FC's Diogo da Rocha seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Diogo da Rocha the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Xanda FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Diogo da Rocha had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Norberto da Silva sped through Stand By's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Paulo Mota. In the 61st match minute, Stand By was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fernando Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Paulo Mota having to interfere. The supporters of Stand By booed when Xanda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matías Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xanda FC's Matías Guedes got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silas da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Vânderson Zonta charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vânderson Zonta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Xanda FC booed when Stand By was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vânderson Zonta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute, Mané Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Matías Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jânio Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Xanda FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jânio Baptista couldn't finish the play. Norberto da Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto da Silva in the 93rd minute of play forced Stand By's goalkeeper João Paulo Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xanda FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.