League Play-Off

Socó Souza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marc Pettersson kicked off to start the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Cauã Berger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santiago FC's Valdomiro Seco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valdomiro Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Pettersson in the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Marc Pettersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdomiro Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdomiro Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauã Berger in the 10th minute of the match. Laerte Tasso hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Santiago FC's Dráusio Pernambucano shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 13th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Josué Valadares but with some difficulty. Ulaş Aydemir hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. João Adolfo da Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Adolfo da Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes Santiago FC got a freekick which was hit by João Adolfo da Costa. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Oswaldo Paranaense managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toca Popeye's supporters rose to their feet, but Oswaldo Paranaense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdomiro Seco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santiago FC's Valdomiro Seco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Pettersson in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Marc Pettersson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Santiago FC's Valdomiro Seco. Valdomiro Seco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. André Luiz Cavalcante recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Marc Pettersson came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Toca Popeye 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 Marc Pettersson couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the match, Santiago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cauã Berger came free, but Valdomiro Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josué Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauan Donato in the 30th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Cauã Berger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valdomiro Seco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Marc Pettersson scored 0-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valdomiro Seco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marc Pettersson charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marc Pettersson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Cauã Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Toca Popeye fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dráusio Pernambucano made a kick off. Valdomiro Seco made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Marc Pettersson sent off a good shot on target. Marc Pettersson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Valdomiro Seco 56 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Santiago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cauã Berger came free, but Valdomiro Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Cauã Berger cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Valdomiro Seco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santiago FC's Valdomiro Seco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Santiago FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Cauã Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toca Popeye's supporters rose to their feet, but Cauã Berger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdomiro Seco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valdomiro Seco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marc Pettersson in the 74th minute. Valdomiro Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauã Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After having played for 82 minutes, André Luiz Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santiago FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Luiz Cavalcante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toca Popeye made a substitution. Adhemar França replaced Aybek Rafih. In the 86th minute of the match, Marc Pettersson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Valdomiro Seco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marc Pettersson got free with Valdomiro Seco in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristóvão Ribeiro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Valdomiro Seco. That made the score 0-8 in the 88 minute of play. The supporters of Santiago FC booed when Toca Popeye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adhemar França didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, André Luiz Cavalcante notched a goal, 1-8, to the right of Toca Popeye's Josué Valadares. Josué Valadares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Toca Popeye could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Santiago FC throughout the match.