League Play-Off

Estádio Paranapoema
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdir Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luís Fabiano de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Valdir Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sinunga EC's Dorival Lira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Valdir Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorival Lira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Ari Fingkreuw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jano Mazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Marquinhos Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Sinunga EC 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 Marquinhos Gaspar couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Galáctico FC defense, Marquinhos Gaspar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ari Fingkreuw. The Galáctico FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ari Fingkreuw should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute, Marquinhos Gaspar 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jano Mazza during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Galáctico FC made a substitution. Sebastião Matorin replaced Sílvio Luís Maciel. Jano Mazza hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Galáctico FC's Valdir Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Valdir Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dorival Lira was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Moisés Vasconcelos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdir Santos in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorival Lira saved Sinunga EC from getting behind. 39 minutes into the match, Moisés Vasconcelos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dorival Lira. Sinunga EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moisés Vasconcelos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When Manoel França came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Galáctico 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 Manoel França couldn't finish the play. If Valdir Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ari Fingkreuw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Valdir Santos took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorival Lira. Dorival Lira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdir Santos in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorival Lira saved Sinunga EC from getting behind. 62 minutes into the game, Walmyr Donato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sinunga EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galáctico FC the free kick. Walmyr Donato hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sinunga EC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luís Fabiano de Lara hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sinunga EC's zone, Valdir Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dorival Lira came out of the goal and Valdir Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dorival Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Sebastião Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 minutes of play, Galáctico FC's Valdir Santos made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dorival Lira was left in no man's land by his defense there! 73 minutes into the match, Galáctico FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Gaspar came free, but Ari Fingkreuw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dorival Lira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdir Santos's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Valdir Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dorival Lira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdir Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. Valdir Santos struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Dorival Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galáctico FC. Dorival Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Gaspar in the 92nd minute of play forced Galáctico FC's goalkeeper Ari Fingkreuw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Galáctico FC were the better team. Galáctico FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.