League Play-Off

Canavani
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmundo Branco got the match started through his kick off. Edmundo Branco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raí Batista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Edmundo Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raí Batista having to interfere. In the 14thth minute of the game Edmundo Branco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canavani FC's Raí Batista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Kmex Csersona's Edmundo Branco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raí Batista was left in no man's land by his defense there! Canavani FC's Raí Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Ferraz in the 18th minute of play. Rafael Bueno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without William Alvarenga having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilvan Alagoano during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 21 played minutes Kmex Csersona got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Alagoano. After having played for 22 minutes, Elano Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canavani FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elano Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lenílson Massa hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Elano Toscano in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of William Alvarenga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Canavani FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Celso Ortiz hit a great ball. Wilian Ferraz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Raí Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raí Batista was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Wilian Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raí Batista having to interfere. Raí Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Branco in the 39th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Edmundo Branco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raí Batista. Canavani FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Branco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Wilian Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rafael Bueno to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Kmex Csersona getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lenílson Massa hit a great ball. In the 54th minute, Elano Toscano 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. After 56 minutes, Rafael Bueno made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Kmex Csersona's William Alvarenga tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gilvan Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Raí Batista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, João Paulo Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gugu Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Raí Batista successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpected shot in the 75th minute by Wilian Ferraz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Alexandre Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 83 played minutes Canavani FC got a freekick which was hit by Gugu Costa. In the 86th minute, Gilvan Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th match minute, Canavani FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gugu Costa to maneuver through the defense. After 91 minutes of play, Canavani FC's Rafael Bueno made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Alvarenga was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Kmex Csersona's zone, Elano Toscano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. William Alvarenga came out of the goal and Elano Toscano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Kmex Csersona players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.