League Play-Off

Gentio
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Loyola kicked off to start the match. Natanael de Lara was a little too slow when Zé Paulo Urbano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Yan Braga hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Serio SS's zone, Bruninho Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natanael de Lara came out of the goal and Bruninho Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Serio SS getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yan Braga hit a great ball. Zé Paulo Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gláuber Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of Serio SS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gentio:s goal. The referee gave Gentio a penalty, 28 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Guilherme Aparecido, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Serio SS's Natanael de Lara. 2-0. Gláuber Peres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronaldão Hoffmann read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. If David Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Gentio's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Braga came free, but Ronaldão Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glauco Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Paulo Urbano to strike the kick off in the second half. When Zé Paulo Urbano came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Gentio 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 Zé Paulo Urbano couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruninho Fonseca in the 53rd minute of play forced Serio SS's goalkeeper Natanael de Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th match minute, Serio SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Gustavo Negri to maneuver through the defense. Natanael de Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruninho Fonseca in the 57th minute of the match. Gentio's Ronaldão Hoffmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Loyola in the 59th minute of play. Zé Paulo Urbano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 68 played minutes David Loyola rounded Gentio's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. Alessandro Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 79th minute Zé Paulo Urbano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natanael de Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by David Loyola got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 90th minute, David Loyola fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ronaldão Hoffmann, passed just outside the right post. Yan Braga hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute, Guilherme Aparecido sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Serio SS's Natanael de Lara didn't even have to move. For all the effort they put into the match, the Serio SS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gentio.