League Play-Off

Arena Killers
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jean Soares started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Jean Soares 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 8 played minutes Guará Killers MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Edson Moreira. Edson Moreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Cristiano Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Apora got a freekick which was hit by Flavinho Negri. If Valério Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eliézer Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute, Edson Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Magalhães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Guga de Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After recieving a nice pass, Apora's Joaquim Corrêa tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Apora's Cristiano Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Apora from getting a goal against them. If Valério Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgard de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Guará Killers MZFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Edson Moreira hit a great ball. In the 39th minute Carlos Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga de Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Carlos Magalhães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guga de Senna was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. A collision led to Guará Killers MZFC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jean Soares hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When Giovanni Lima fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Apora's protests and gave Giovanni Lima a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Apora's Giovanni Lima got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Apora's goal looked a bit too open when Gernando Hames came free, but Cristiano Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eliézer Andrade 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 56th minute, Carlos Magalhães fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Guga de Senna, passed just outside the right post. In the 57th match minute, Guará Killers MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo de Barros to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the game, Edgard de Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guará Killers MZFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Apora the free kick. Edgard de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Eliézer Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apora's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliézer Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guga de Senna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Guará Killers MZFC's Guga de Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Guará Killers MZFC from getting a goal against them. When Arí Valadares fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guará Killers MZFC's protests and gave Arí Valadares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th minute, Arí Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Valério Massa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristiano Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After having played for 92 minutes, Eliézer Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apora's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eliézer Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Apora's Yan de Almeida got a free kick in the 93rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Apora's zone, Valério Massa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Saldanha came out of the goal and Valério Massa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Guará Killers MZFC had won after a very even match.