League Play-Off

Xandele Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Norberto da Silva started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renan Paes in the 5th minute of play forced lucas F.C's goalkeeper Kléberson Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute of the match, Luiz Fernando Arce tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kléberson Guimarães saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 7th minute Matías Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kléberson Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, lucas F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Matías Guedes came free, but Kléberson Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kléberson Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando Arce in the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Xanda FC's Luiz Fernando Arce got a free kick in the 16th minute. Kléberson Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fernando Arce in the 18th minute of play. Renan Paes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Kléberson Guimarães made a huge save. Kléberson Guimarães was a little too slow when Norberto da Silva got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 2-0. Xanda FC were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after lucas F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Umberto Martins took the corner. Xanda FC's Umberto Martins was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kléberson Guimarães in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 28 minutes into the match, Norberto da Silva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kléberson Guimarães, 3-0. In the 33rd match minute, Xanda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jânio Baptista to maneuver through the defense. Kléberson Guimarães was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Norberto da Silva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Norberto da Silva really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. After 44 played minutes lucas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Chiquinho Arósio. The crowd rose to their feet as Luiz Fernando Arce kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kléberson Guimarães. That made the score 6-0 in the 45 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

In the 52nd match minute, lucas F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Váldson Trigo to maneuver through the defense. When Luiz Fernando Arce came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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 Luiz Fernando Arce couldn't finish the play. Wágner Peixoto was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 55 minutes into the match. A collision led to lucas F.C getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Wágner Peixoto hit a great ball. Kléberson Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Aníbal de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Kléberson Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kléberson Guimarães came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Xanda FC's Norberto da Silva. But to his dismay, Norberto da Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. After a rather tough play, Xanda FC's Matías Guedes got a free kick in the 64th minute. Abel Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ian Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kléberson Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando Arce in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rdth minute of the game Norberto da Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but lucas F.C's Kléberson Guimarães was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jânio Baptista in the 77th minute of play forced lucas F.C's goalkeeper Kléberson Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Jânio Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kléberson Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kléberson Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto da Silva in the 78th minute of the match. Váldson Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Umberto Martins got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 85th minute, Luiz Fernando Arce ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kléberson Guimarães was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Kléberson Guimarães didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Norberto da Silva went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matías Guedes in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kléberson Guimarães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xanda FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.