League Play-Off

Arena Gangrena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nistor Strugure kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Nistor Strugure dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carlos de Medeiros, 1-0. Víktor Porto hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Nistor Strugure put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Carlos de Medeiros. Dominic Bibby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Martins in the 11th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nankatsu's Nistor Strugure slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carlos de Medeiros. That made the score 3-0 after 13 minutes of play. 18 minutes into the match, Nankatsu's Amador Curcio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos de Medeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Carlos de Medeiros managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Nankatsu's Nistor Strugure fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nankatsu's Gildo Mazza has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 20th minute. Nistor Strugure's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Carlos de Medeiros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Carlos de Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nistor Strugure's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Víktor Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dominic Bibby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cacaulandia SC's goalkeeper Carlos de Medeiros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 32 in the game by Nistor Strugure from a close distance when the talented Carlos de Medeiros managed to make a qualified save. Cacaulandia SC's players were relieved. With his leg Carlos de Medeiros managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Nankatsu's Nistor Strugure fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 40 minutes into the game, Nistor Strugure recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Carlos de Medeiros. Nistor Strugure showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. When Nistor Strugure came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Nankatsu 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 Nistor Strugure couldn't finish the play. Amador Curcio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Carlos de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Martins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Nistor Strugure put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Carlos de Medeiros. In the 55th minute, Nistor Strugure made a precise shot to the right of Carlos de Medeiros. Cacaulandia SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Amador Curcio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st match minute, Cacaulandia SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armindo Breckenfeld to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Nistor Strugure left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nankatsu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. In the 66th minute, Nistor Strugure ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos de Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. In the 70thth minute of the game Nistor Strugure who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cacaulandia SC's Carlos de Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Nistor Strugure sped through Cacaulandia SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlos de Medeiros. After having played for 78 minutes, Amador Curcio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nankatsu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amador Curcio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nistor Strugure's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Nistor Strugure struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Carlos de Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nankatsu. After some careless play in the Cacaulandia SC defense, Amador Curcio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos de Medeiros. The Cacaulandia SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos de Medeiros should have stopped the shot. Dominic Bibby made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Víktor Porto sent off a good shot on target. Carlos de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nistor Strugure in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute, Nistor Strugure 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. There was no doubt that Nankatsu were the better team. Nankatsu's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.