League Play-Off

Arena Sapiranga
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. Pål Sigman started the match with the kick off. SAPIRANGA E C's Fernandinho Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jano de Carvalho in the 3rd minute of play. Luciano Mandrak kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for SAPIRANGA E C. Carlos Mandrak stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving André Ceresso. 1-0. In the 10th minute, Jano de Carvalho 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. 11 minutes into the game, Dé Mandrak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cirilo EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SAPIRANGA E C the free kick. In the 11th match minute, Cirilo EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dé Mandrak to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Dé Mandrak notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of SAPIRANGA E C's Fernandinho Esteves. Fernandinho Esteves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fernandinho Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jano de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. If Dé Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Luciano Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandinho Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cirilo EC's Luciano Mandrak in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SAPIRANGA E C's goalie prevented a goal. 柳适斐 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Ceresso having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when 柳适斐 got free with André Ceresso in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karl-Ove Ivarsson hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pål Sigman got free with André Ceresso in the 46th 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jano de Carvalho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Cirilo EC defense, Pål Sigman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Ceresso. The Cirilo EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Ceresso should have stopped the shot. Jano de Carvalho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fernandinho Esteves came out and tried to block the shot, but Jano de Carvalho slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 56th minute. A collision led to Cirilo EC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Benê Capixaba hit a great ball. In the 60thth minute of the game Pål Sigman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cirilo EC's André Ceresso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benê Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match Benê Capixaba sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernandinho Esteves skillfully saved the ball. Pål Sigman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fernandinho Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Cirilo EC's Jano de Carvalho got a free kick in the 78th minute. After 79 played minutes Cirilo EC got a freekick which was hit by Roger Hermes. 80 minutes into the match, SAPIRANGA E C's Carlos Mandrak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that André Ceresso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Cirilo EC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Moreno came free, but André Ceresso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Fellipe Tasso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Jano de Carvalho sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SAPIRANGA E C's Fernandinho Esteves didn't even have to move. André Ceresso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pål Sigman, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Pål Sigman might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Ceresso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pål Sigman ran back to his position shaking his head. Jano de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernandinho Esteves having to interfere. The Cirilo EC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SAPIRANGA E C from taking control. The game ends in a draw.