League Play-Off

Arena Legendária
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Beto Penha started the match with the kick off. When Alphonse-Marie Tchami came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Flu Galático 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 Alphonse-Marie Tchami couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Alphonse-Marie Tchami's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazinho Carvalho was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Mazinho Carvalho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alphonse-Marie Tchami's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Flu Galático was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Carioca to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Benjamim de Godoi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guerreiros Legendarios's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamim de Godoi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulinho Saraiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the match, Flu Galático's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamim de Godoi came free, but Paulinho Saraiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nico Siqueira in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mazinho Carvalho saved Guerreiros Legendarios from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Flu Galático's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamim de Godoi came free, but Paulinho Saraiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Guerreiros Legendarios's Beto Penha dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Mazinho Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alphonse-Marie Tchami in the 43rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beto Penha got free with Paulinho Saraiva in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alphonse-Marie Tchami made a kick off. Flu Galático were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Guerreiros Legendarios's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabrício Campidelis took the corner. 60 minutes into the game, Serafim Borges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guerreiros Legendarios's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flu Galático the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Guerreiros Legendarios fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Mazinho Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateus Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nico Siqueira during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabrício Campidelis charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrício Campidelis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Flu Galático's Fabrício Campidelis got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Flu Galático's Paulinho Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Penha in the 74th minute of play. After 77 played minutes Flu Galático got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto de Barros. The audience was convinced that Beto Penha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulinho Saraiva was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Alphonse-Marie Tchami didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-3 via right post in the game's 80th minute. Flu Galático's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! The audience thought a goal was coming when Alphonse-Marie Tchami got free with Mazinho Carvalho in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 minutes, Alphonse-Marie Tchami made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Guerreiros Legendarios's Mazinho Carvalho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Sanches in the 89th minute of play forced Guerreiros Legendarios's goalkeeper Mazinho Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alphonse-Marie Tchami's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazinho Carvalho was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. Flu Galático's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.