League Play-Off

Ossos s Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oscar Arce during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Oscar Arce hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 4 played minutes, SANTOS FOTTEBOL's Wilian Mendes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fabinho Loyola came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SANTOS FOTTEBOL reached it. When Luís Fábio da Mata fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mago FC's protests and gave Luís Fábio da Mata a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Luís Fábio da Mata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Mago FC's zone, Alex Paranaense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabinho Loyola came out of the goal and Alex Paranaense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Fábio da Mata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Dadá Meirelles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabinho Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Gomes in the 18th minute of the match. Orlando Damião fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dadá Meirelles having to interfere. In the 25th minute Orlando Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dadá Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, SANTOS FOTTEBOL's Geovânio de Andrade got a free kick in the 25th minute. If Orlando Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Giuseppe Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot. SANTOS FOTTEBOL's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe Gomes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabinho Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alex Paranaense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Fabinho Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SANTOS FOTTEBOL were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Mago FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wilian Mendes took the corner. The corner ended in Wilian Mendes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mago FC's Fabinho Loyola did a great save. In the 44th minute Alex Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabinho Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Mago FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gilvan Furlan hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Alex Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabinho Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alex Paranaense to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, SANTOS FOTTEBOL's Wilian Mendes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Giuseppe Gomes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Diguinho Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dadá Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabinho Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Paranaense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as SANTOS FOTTEBOL's Alex Paranaense slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabinho Loyola. That made the score 0-1 after 69 minutes of play. When Geovânio de Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SANTOS FOTTEBOL's protests and gave Geovânio de Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes SANTOS FOTTEBOL got a freekick which was hit by Geovânio de Andrade. If Diguinho Paranaense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute Diguinho Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dadá Meirelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SANTOS FOTTEBOL's Dadá Meirelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho Paranaense in the 79th minute of play. SANTOS FOTTEBOL's Dadá Meirelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diguinho Paranaense in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the SANTOS FOTTEBOL defense, Orlando Damião kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dadá Meirelles. The SANTOS FOTTEBOL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dadá Meirelles should have stopped the shot. Geovânio de Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.