League Play-Off

Adam Song
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jairo Pena took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kajar Aibast recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 4thth minute of the game Jairo Pena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blink Forever FC's Eduardo Zanette was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kajar Aibast scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reynaldo Porto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to um dia voltarei getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Afonsinho Donato hit a great ball. João Pedro Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 17 minutes into the match, um dia voltarei's goal looked a bit too open when João Pedro Donatello came free, but Reynaldo Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Evandro Gaúcho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reynaldo Porto, 2-0. um dia voltarei's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when João Pedro Donatello scored to the left of an out of position Reynaldo Porto, making the score, 3-0. If Manfredo Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Pontes in the 27th minute of play forced Blink Forever FC's goalkeeper Eduardo Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kajar Aibast got free with Reynaldo Porto in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Gaúcho in the 33rd minute of play forced um dia voltarei's goalkeeper Reynaldo Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, um dia voltarei's goal looked a bit too open when Evandro Gaúcho came free, but Reynaldo Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reynaldo Porto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evandro Gaúcho went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Evandro Gaúcho charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evandro Gaúcho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Blink Forever FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evandro Gaúcho to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Pedro Donatello to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to um dia voltarei getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Samuel Negri hit a great ball. Blink Forever FC's João Pedro Donatello got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. João Pedro Donatello took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reynaldo Porto. Reynaldo Porto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Kajar Aibast managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blink Forever FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kajar Aibast was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Porto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reynaldo Porto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Pedro Donatello in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, um dia voltarei's Felippe Prestes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Felippe Prestes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of um dia voltarei protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Felippe Prestes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Anderson de Lima, 74 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. um dia voltarei's Reynaldo Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pedro Donatello in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by um dia voltarei's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anderson de Lima was slow to take the kick. During this time Blink Forever FC's players had a chance to rest. After 78 minutes of play Blink Forever FC's Evandro Gaúcho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Evandro Gaúcho hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. If João Pedro Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in um dia voltarei's zone, Kajar Aibast stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Porto came out of the goal and Kajar Aibast tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the game, Blink Forever FC's Kajar Aibast nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reynaldo Porto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. After a defensive mix-up in um dia voltarei's zone, Kajar Aibast stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Porto came out of the goal and Kajar Aibast tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, João Pedro Donatello notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of um dia voltarei's Reynaldo Porto. Reynaldo Porto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Blink Forever FC had played much better football throughout.