League Play-Off

Mineiros
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Bertassi in the 3rd minute of play forced Nevez's goalkeeper Moisés Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Jean-Claude van Damme managed to get in a good position for a shot. Patriots Brasil's supporters rose to their feet, but Jean-Claude van Damme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Moisés Pirani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 7 minutes, Adrianinho Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Patriots Brasil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrianinho Bertassi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 9 minutes into the match, Nevez's goal looked a bit too open when Adrianinho Bertassi came free, but Moisés Pirani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robinho Maia's late challenge caught a Nevez's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robinho Maia helped the player get up and apologised. Adrianinho Bertassi might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Moisés Pirani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrianinho Bertassi ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Nevez's Moisés Pirani got control of the ball when Mikael Ståhlberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adrianinho Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Moisés Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 陈磊光 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Moisés Pirani. Nevez's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Adrianinho Bertassi notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Nevez's Moisés Pirani. Moisés Pirani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 46 minutes into the game, Mikael Ståhlberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Patriots Brasil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nevez the free kick. Mikael Ståhlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cauan Magalhães made a kick off. Cauan Magalhães recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Moisés Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Claude van Damme, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Patriots Brasil getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. 陈磊光 hit a great ball. Luís Paulo de Medeiros, 59 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. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 9-1 when Adrianinho Bertassi sped through Nevez's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Moisés Pirani. In the 79th minute, Fred Prestes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Bertassi in the 81st minute of play forced Nevez's goalkeeper Moisés Pirani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Claude van Damme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moisés Pirani having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Mikael Ståhlberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Patriots Brasil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Vides got free with Vágner Vasconcelos in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Mikael Ståhlberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Moisés Pirani. Nevez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mikael Ståhlberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-1.