League Play-Off

Port Royal Stadium
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. Felippe Baptista started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Samuel Urbano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dito Hoffmann was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gil Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Kiko Matorin made a huge save. Luiz Gustavo Almeida made in the 14th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gil Saldanha immediately put the ball in play. In the 16th minute 郝志坤 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kiko Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Samuel Urbano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dito Hoffmann. Pirates F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samuel Urbano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind São Cristóvão F.C's goalkeeper Kiko Matorin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kiko Matorin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 郝志坤 in the 26th minute of play. Felippe Baptista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th match minute, São Cristóvão F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Mota to maneuver through the defense. 郝志坤 was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 38th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gláuber da Fonseca during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes São Cristóvão F.C got a freekick which was hit by Gláuber da Fonseca.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gil Saldanha made a kick off. São Cristóvão F.C's Kiko Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Saldanha in the 51st minute of play. Kai Duttenhöfer made in the 57th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by 郝志坤. After 57 played minutes São Cristóvão F.C got a freekick which was hit by Zé Roberto Valle. São Cristóvão F.C's Kiko Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Gaur in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Pirates F.C's goalkeeper Dito Hoffmann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felippe Baptista. Rony Zonta charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rony Zonta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, Pirates F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rony Zonta to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rony Zonta in the 71st minute of play forced São Cristóvão F.C's goalkeeper Kiko Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Dé Freitas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dito Hoffmann. Dé Freitas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 75th minute, Jonathan Pimenta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dito Hoffmann was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Baptista in the 81st minute of play forced Pirates F.C's goalkeeper Dito Hoffmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kiko Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Zonta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. São Cristóvão F.C's Kiko Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Gaur in the 83rd minute of play. After 88 minutes, Cássio Nunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Cristóvão F.C and the Pirates F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kiko Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 郝志坤 in the 93rd minute of the match. The São Cristóvão F.C players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.