League Play-Off

Arena Biruleibe
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. Diego Erroman started the match with the kick off. Gilberto Madeo was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Tales Catarinense capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tales Catarinense really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 10th match minute, Biruleibe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauan Rezende to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th match minute, Star One Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexsandro Machado to maneuver through the defense. Panait Balaeț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Erroman, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th match minute, Biruleibe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Julberg to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Star One Team's Gilberto Madeo got control of the ball when Tales Catarinense tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tales Catarinense got free with Gilberto Madeo in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gilberto Madeo made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Tales Catarinense sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute, Iker Ulizes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Biruleibe FC's zone, Diego Erroman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Panait Balaeț came out of the goal and Diego Erroman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panait Balaeț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Erroman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tales Catarinense got free with Gilberto Madeo in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gilberto Madeo was a little too slow when Tales Catarinense got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 2-0. Star One Team's Gilberto Madeo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Star One Team from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The supporters of Star One Team booed when Biruleibe FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. D.J. Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute, Tales Catarinense made a precise shot to the right of Gilberto Madeo. Star One Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. When Tales Catarinense came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Biruleibe 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 Tales Catarinense couldn't finish the play. In the 68th match minute, Star One Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Erroman to maneuver through the defense. When Válter Paulista fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Biruleibe FC's protests and gave Válter Paulista a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Válter Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 74 minutes, Tomás Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Star One Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Sena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 75 minutes, Kauan Rezende mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Biruleibe FC and the Star One Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Diego Erroman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Panait Balaeț skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Biruleibe FC's Panait Balaeț proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Biruleibe FC from getting a goal against them. Panait Balaeț made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Sena in the 87th minute. If Tales Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Diego Erroman 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. Biruleibe FC's Tales Catarinense got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Biruleibe FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Star One Team for a fine match.